Question

Assertion (A): The ears are considered as statoacoustic organs of human body.
Reason (R): The ears perform two sensory functions, hearing and maintenance of body balance.

In the light of above statements choose the correct answer from the options given below.

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

Answer 1

The correct option is C Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)

Ears are considered as statoacoustic ("stato"=ear; -"acoustic"= receptor) organs of the body because they are responsible for hearing and maintenance of balance of the body.