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Direction: The questions in this segment consists of two statements, one labelled as 'assertion $A'$ and the other labelled as 'reason $R$'. You are to examine these two statements carefully and decide if the assertion $A$ and reason $R$ are individually true and if so, whether the reason is a correct explanation of the assertion. Select your answers to these items using odes given below.
Assertion (A): Entire skeleton of shark is made of cartilage.
Reason (R): Cartilage is also found in joints in body.
  • A
    Both $A$ and $R$ are true and $R$ is the correct explanation of $A$
  • Both $A$ and $R$ are true but $R$ is not the correct explanation of $A$
  • C
    $A$ is true but $R$ is false
  • D
    $A$ is false but $R$ is true

Answer

Correct option: B.
Both $A$ and $R$ are true but $R$ is not the correct explanation of $A$
Both $A$ and $R$ are true but $R$ is not the correct explanation of $A$

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