Multiple choice

A lady was about to pack jams and pickles that she made in containers, for long time storage. Before she did the packing, she first washed all the bottles well and then dried them well in the sun. Why were the bottles sun dried?

  1. Food stored in sun dried bottles develop better flavour.

  2. This gives her more time for preparing food.

  3. To remove any trace of moisture.

  4. For better packing.

  5. There was no specific reason why she did it.
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C Correct answer
Explanation

This is done to remove any trace of moisture, so as to prevent bacterial growth.

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