Question

Assertion (A): Emasculation is removal of male parts
Reason (R): Bagging is not required for emasculated flowers

• A. Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
• B. Both A and R are true and R is not the correct explanation of A
• C. A is true but R is false
• D. Both A and R are false

Answer 1

The correct option is C A is true but R is false

The process of removal of stamens or anthers before they dehisce without affecting the female reproductive organs is called emasculation. This is done to avoid self-pollination in case of bisexual flowers.
The emasculated flower is enclosed in a bag to avoid pollination by any unwanted pollen grains. Hence, bagging is required for emasculated flowers. Therefore, the assertion is true but, the reason is false.