Assertion :The female cones are same in number as male cones. Reason: Male and female cones appears alternately on the same branch of the Pinus.
A
If both the assertion and the reason are true and the reason is a correct explanation of the assertion
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B
If both the assertion and reason are true but the reason is not a correct explanation of the assertion
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C
If the assertion is true but the reason is false
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D
If both the assertion and reason are false
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Solution
The correct option is D If both the assertion and reason are false Female cones or ovulate cones are fewer in number and arise single or in a small cluster or two to four, each as a bud in he axial of a scale leaf towards the and of the new shoots of unlimited growth (long shoots) which do not bear the male cones.