Question

Assertion :The coconut tree is distributed in coastal areas over a large Part of the world Reason: Coconut fruit can float and get dispersed over thousands of kilometres before losing viability.

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

Answer 1

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

Coconut requires the hot and wet climate hence it is grown in coastal areas. It is widely grown in coastal and deltaic regions of tropical and subtropical countries. Coconut fruit show hydra chary i.e., the dispersal takes place through a water medium. Being the habitat of the coastal area the fruit is so adapted that it can float and dispersed over thousands of kilometres before losing viability.

So the correct answer is 'Both the assertion and reason are true but the reason is not a correct explanation of the assertion'.