Assertion :Virus is an obligate parasite. Reason: Virus is host specific.

If both assertion and reason are true and reason is the correct explanation of assertion.

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If both assertion and reason are true but reason is not the correct explanation of assertion.

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If assertion is true but reason is false.

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If both assertion and reason are false.

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Solution

The correct option is B If both assertion and reason are true but reason is not the correct explanation of assertion.
All viruses are obligate parasites because they lack metabolic machinery of their own to generate energy. They are host specific.
Thus, the correct answer is 'If both assertion and reason are true but the reason is not the correct explanation of assertion.'

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(a) If both assertion and reason are true and the reason is the correct explanation of the assertion.

(b) If both assertion and reason are true but reason is not the correct explanation of the assertion.

(d) If the assertion and reason both are false.

(e) If assertion is false but reason is true.

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Reason: Acetic acid has no alpha hydrogens.

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