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Environmental Studies Question on Species diversity

Given below are two statements: One is labelled as Assertion A and the other is labelled as Reason R.
Assertion A: The poison dart frogs of the tropical rain forests of South America are brightly coloured.
Reason R: Native people in South America use the toxin on blowgun darts.
In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below :

A

Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A

B

Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A

C

A is true but R is false

D

A is false but R is true

Answer

Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A

Explanation

Solution

The correct answer is (B) : Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A.