Question

Assertion: A part of inflorescence forms multiple fruits.
Reason: They are called as inflorescence fruits.

• A. If both A and R are true and R is correct explanation of A.
• B. If both A and R are true but R is not correct explanation of A.
• C. If A is true and R is wrong.
• D. If A and R both are false.
• E. If A is false and R is true.

Answer 1

The correct option is E If A is false and R is true.

Multiple fruits, also called as collective fruits, are fruits that are formed from a cluster of flowers called as an inflorescence. Each flower in the inflorescence produces a fruit, but these mature into a single mass. An multiple fruit is a fruit that develops from the merger of several ovaries that were separate in a single flower. In contrast, a simple fruit develops from one ovary. Not all flowers with multiple ovaries form aggregate fruit; the ovaries of some flowers do not become tightly joined together to make a larger fruit.
Thus, the statement of reason is correct but the assertion statement is in correct.
Therefore, the correct answer is option E.