| Statement I: | Competitive inhibitor closely resembles the substrate in its molecular structure |
| Statement II: | In spite of its close structural similarity with the substrate, the inhibitor does not compete with the substrate for the substrate-binding site of the enzyme. |
| Statement III: | Inhibition of succinic dehydrogenase by succinate which closely resembles the substrate malonate in structure is an example of competitive inhibition. |
| 1. | Statement I is correct; Statement II is correct; Statement III is correct |
| 2. | Statement I is incorrect; Statement II is correct; Statement III is incorrect |
| 3. | Statement I is correct; Statement II is incorrect; Statement III is incorrect |
| 4. | Statement I is correct; Statement II is correct; Statement III is incorrect |
| Assertion (A): | The effect of competitive inhibition can be overcome by increasing the substrate of the enzyme. |
| Reason (R): | The presence of a competitive inhibitor can decrease the rate of enzyme-catalyzed reaction by blocking the substrate from binding to the enzyme. |
| 1. | Both (A) and (R) are True and (R) correctly explains (A) |
| 2. | Both (A) and (R) are True but (R) does not correctly explain (A) |
| 3. | (A) is True but (R) is False |
| 4. | (A) is False but (R) is True |