Question

Assertion (A): Baculoviruses are pathogens that attack insects and other arthropods and they are being used as biological control agents.

Reason (R): These viruses are speciesspecific and so have a narrow spectrum and destroy specific pests or insects.

Options

• 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:

Both statements are true. Baculoviruses attack insects and are used in biological control; their narrow host range explains their selectivity, but it does not explain the fact that they attack insects.