Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

General Test

Chapter

Logical and Analytical Reasoning

Topic

Assertion and Reasoning

Question:

Given below are two statements : one is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other is labelled as Reason (R).

Assertion (A): Leaves of plants are green.

Reason (R): Plants contain chromoplasts the green pigment.

In the light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below:

Options:

Both (A) and (R) are correct and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)

Both (A) and (R) are correct, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A)

(A) is correct, but (R) is not correct

(A) is not correct, but (R) is correct

Correct Answer:

(A) is correct, but (R) is not correct

Explanation:

The correct answer is Option (3) → (A) is correct, but (R) is not correct

Leaves of plants are green because they contain the green pigment, chlorophyll.

However, plants contain chromoplasts but they are not green pigments. Hence, option 3 is correct.