AIIMS2016Botany-Plant Physiology
AIIMS 2016 Botany Peat Formation Assertion Reason Question
Type: Assertion Reason-conceptual-Medium-Class 11
Assertion: Sphagnum is slowly carbonized, compressed, and fossilized over thousands of years to produce a dark spongy mass called peat. Reason: Peat helps to keep soil porous and it also improves water holding capacity of the soil.
A
If both assertion and reason are true and reason is the correct explanation of assertion.
B
If both assertion and reason are true but reason is not the correct explanation of assertion.
C
If assertion is true but reason is false.
D
If both assertion and reason are false.
Correct Answer
Option B
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