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 most appropriate answer from the options given below.
- A is correct but R is not correct.
- A is not correct but R is correct.
- Both A and R are correct and R is the correct explanation of A.
- Both A and R are correct but R is NOT the correct explanation of A.
Answer
(3) Both A and R are correct and R is the correct explanation of A.
Solution
In a 28-day menstrual cycle, LH and FSH attain a peak level in the middle of the cycle (about the 14th day).
This rapid secretion of LH (LH surge) induces rupture of the Graafian follicle and thereby the release of the ovum (ovulation), which therefore occurs approximately on the 14th day.
Hence, A and R are both correct and R explains A.
Answer: (3)