Question

Assertion (A): Drones are haploid members of honey bee that develop from unfertilised egg.

Reason (R): They are referred as male members of the colony.

पर्याय

• Both assertion (A) and reason (R) are true, and reason is the correct explanation of assertion.

• Both assertion (A) and reason (R) are true, but reason is not the correct explanation of assertion.

• Assertion (A) is true but reason (R) is false.

• Both assertion (A) and reason (R) are false.

Answer 1

Both assertion (A) and reason (R) are true, but reason is not the correct explanation of assertion.

Explanation:

Drones are haploid males that develop from unfertilised eggs. Their being male members of the colony is true, but it does not explain how they develop or why they are haploid.