Anthropology - CBSE UGC NET Previous Years Solved Question with Answers Paper III, Dec 2013

Question

Assertion (A): Persons suffering from alkaptonuria excrete urine that turns black on exposure to air.

Reason (R): This is due to presence of a substance Alkapton (homogentisic acid) in their urine.

A Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of (A).
B Both A and R are true, but R is not the correct explanation of (A).
C A is true, but R is false.
D A is false, but R is true.

Answer & Explanation

Answer: Option [A]

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