Given below are two statements: one is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other is labelled as Reason (R). In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below:
- Both A and R are true but R is NOT the correct explanation of A.
- A is true but R is false.
- A is false but R is true.
- Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
Answer
(1) Both A and R are true but R is NOT the correct explanation of A.
Solution
Assertion: The blastocyst becomes embedded in the endometrium of the uterus (implantation), so the endometrium is necessary for implantation — true.
Reason: In the absence of fertilisation, the corpus luteum degenerates; the fall in progesterone causes disintegration of the endometrium (menstruation) — true.
The Reason describes what happens to the endometrium when there is no fertilisation; it does not explain why the endometrium is needed for implantation.
Hence, both A and R are true but R is NOT the correct explanation of A.
Answer: (1)