Question

Assertion (A): Chimpanzee is the closest relative of the present-day humans.

Reason (R): The banding pattern of chromosomes 3 and 6 is remarkably similar in humans and chimpanzee.

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, and reason is the correct explanation of assertion.

Explanation:

Humans and chimpanzees show strong molecular and chromosomal similarities, including similar banding patterns. These similarities support their close evolutionary relationship.