TLS Online TPP Program

#Question id: 40243


Given below are two statements: one is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other is labelled as Reason (R).
Assertion (A): Cotton fibers are considered surface fibers rather than bast fibers.
Reason (R): Cotton fibers originate as epidermal elongations of the seed coat, whereas bast fibers are derived from the phloem tissues of the stem.
In the light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below:

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  1.  Both (A) and (R) are correct and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
  2. Both (A) and (R) are correct but (R) is NOT the correct explanation of (A).
  3.  (A) is correct but (R) is not correct.
  4.  (A) is not correct but (R) is correct.