Question

Assertion : Amount of cyanocobalamine required daily is 3 mcg
Reason : Its deficiency causes pernicious anaemia

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

Answer 1

The correct option is B Both assertion and reason are true but reason is not the correct explanation of assertion

Pernicious anaemia is a deficiency disorder caused by low blood vitamin B12 levels. Viltamin B12 is required by the body to produce RBCs.
Cyanocobalamine is the man-made form of vitamin B12. It is used to treat pernicious anaemia.
Reasons gives the emphasis of assertion and not the explanation or justification.