Given below are two statements: one is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other is labelled as Reason (R). Assertion (A): Cellulose gives a blue colour when treated with iodine solution. Reason (R): Cellulose is a homopolymer consisting of only one type of monosaccharide, i.e., glucose. In the light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below:

Step-by-step solution

Assertion (A) is false because cellulose does not contain complex helices and hence cannot hold iodine molecules, meaning it does not give a blue colour with iodine solution. Reason (R) is true because cellulose is indeed a homopolymer composed entirely of glucose monomers. Therefore, the Assertion is false but the Reason is true. Answer: Assertion is false but Reason is true.