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Assertion : Bats and whales are classified as mammals. Reason : Bats and whales have four-chambered heart.

Options

  1. AIf both Assertion and Reason are true and the reason is the correct explanation of the assertion
  2. BIf both Assertion and Reason are true but the reason is not the correct explanation of the assertion
  3. CIf Assertion is true statement but Reason is false
  4. Dif both Assertion and Reason are false statements

Correct answer

B. If both Assertion and Reason are true but the reason is not the correct explanation of the assertion

Step-by-step solution

Bats and whales are classified as mammal because they possess the essential mammalian characteristics like presence of milk gland or mammae, presence of pinnae, viviparous nature, hairs on body, presence of diaphragm etc. Though bats and whales have four chambered heart, it cannot be considered as the main characteristic of being mammals because it is also present in some reptiles (e.g. crocodile) and all birds.

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