Biotechnology and its Applications — BIOLOGY STD 12 Science — Question

Two statements are given-one labelled Assertion and the other labelled Reason. Select the correct answer to these questions from the codes (a), (b), (c) and (d) as given below.

1. Both assertion and reason are true and reason is the correct explanation of assertion.
2. Both assertion and reason are true but reason is not the correct explanation of assertion.
3. Assertion is true but reason is false.
4. Both assertion and reason are false.

Assertion: Biopatents are awarded for biological entities and all products derived from them.
Reason: Patent on use of turmeric in wound healing was cancelled in 2008.