NEETZoologyOrganisms and Populations
Given below are two statements: one is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other is labelled as Reason (R). Assertion (A): Ramdeo Misra is revered as the Father of Ecology in India. Reason (R): He established teaching and research in ecology at the Department of Botany of the University of Delhi. In the light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below.
Options
- ABoth (A) and (R) are correct and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)
- BBoth (A) and (R) are correct but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A)
- C(A) is correct but (R) is not correct
- D(A) is not correct but (R) is correct
Correct answer
C. (A) is correct but (R) is not correct
Step-by-step solution
Assertion (A) is correct because Ramdeo Misra is indeed revered as the Father of Ecology in India due to his foundational contributions to the field. Reason (R) is incorrect because he established teaching and research in ecology at the Department of Botany of the Banaras Hindu University (BHU), Varanasi, not the University of Delhi. Answer: (A) is correct but (R) is not correct