Question

Assertion: Life span of organisms is not correlated with their sizes.
Reason: Mango trees have a much shorter life span as compared to a peepal tree.

• 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. The assertion is true but reason is false.
• D. Both assertion and reason are false.

Answer 1

The correct option is A Both assertion and reason are true and reason is the correct explanation of assertion.

Life span of organisms are not necessarily correlated with their sizes. For example, the size of crow and parrot are not very different yet their life spans show a wide difference. Lifespan of a parrot is 140 years and that of a crow is 15 years. Similarly, a mango tree has a much shorter life span as compared to a Peepal tree.