Given below are two statements, one is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other is Reason (R): Assertion (A): Human body synthesises all the vitamins required by it. Reason (R): Vitamins are essential for the proper growth of the body. Select the correct answer using the codes given below.
- ABoth (A) and (R) are true and (R) is correct explanation of (A).
- BBoth (A) and (R) are true but (R) is not correct explanation of (A).
- C(A) is true, but (R) is false
- D(A) is false, but (R) is true
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Correct answer: (d) (A) is false, but (R) is true
Explanation
The body cannot synthesise most vitamins (A, C, B-group, E, K) – it depends on diet, so the Assertion is false.
Only a few like Vitamin D (sunlight) and some Vitamin K, B7 (gut bacteria) are made internally.
Vitamins are indeed essential for proper growth and health, so the Reason is true.