Biology · The Living World

Given below are two statements: one is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other is labelled as Reason (R). Assertion (A): Wheat (Triticum aestivum) and Mango (Mangifera indica) are placed in the same Division, Angiospermae. Reason (R): Both Wheat and Mango belong to the same Class Monocotyledonae because both are flowering plants with two cotyledons. In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below:

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