Multiple choice

Assertion (A) : In pear fruit, the inner tissue is the true fruit and the outer tissue is the accessory fruit.

Reason (R) : In pear, the fruit develops from inferior ovary.

  1. Both A and R are individually true and R is the correct explanation of A.

  2. Both A and R are individually true but R is not the correct explanation of A.

  3. A is true but R is false.

  4. Nothing can be said
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B Correct answer
Explanation

In pear (pome fruit), the fruit develops from an inferior ovary where the floral tube (hypanthium) surrounds the ovary. The edible inner part is the true fruit (from ovary), while the outer flesh is accessory tissue (from hypanthium). Both statements are individually true but the reason (inferior ovary) does not fully explain the tissue classification.

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