NEET Biology The Living World / जीव जगत Question Bank Assertion and Reason

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    Assertion                :       All primates have a commonancestry.            Reason        :       The most primate was shrew like animals.

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

    B)             If both the assertion and reason are true but the reason is not a correct explanation of the assertion 

    C)             If the assertion is true but the reason is false

    D)             If both the assertion and reason are false

    E) If the assertion is false but reason is true

    Correct Answer: B

    Solution :

                   All primates have a common ancestry (monophytic origin). Primate evolution began 80-100 million years ago. The evolutionary history of eutherian mammals dates back to early cretaceous period. The earliest eutherians were shrew-like terrestrial insectivores. They were small, ground dwelling mammals.


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