NEETBotanyBiodiversity and its Conservation
Read the following Assertion and Reason and choose the correct option. Assertion: The World Summit on Sustainable Development held in Johannesburg, South Africa, in 2002 called for a significant reduction in the current rate of biodiversity loss at global, regional, and local levels. Reason: Ex situ conservation involves propagating plants through tissue culture methods.
Options
- ABoth Assertion and Reason are true and Reason is correct explanation of Assertion
- BBoth Assertion and Reason are true but Reason is not the correct explanation of Assertion
- CAssertion is true but the Reason is false
- DBoth Assertion and Reason are false
Correct answer
B. Both Assertion and Reason are true but Reason is not the correct explanation of Assertion
Step-by-step solution
The Assertion is true as it correctly states that the World Summit on Sustainable Development held in Johannesburg, South Africa, in 2002 called for a significant reduction in the current rate of biodiversity loss at global, regional, and local levels. However, the Reason is false because it incorrectly mentions that ex situ conservation involves propagating plants through tissue culture methods.