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Science (086) — CBSE Class 10 board question

Q1. [1] § 8.2 HEREDITY § 8.2.1 Inherited Traits § 8.2.4 Sex Determination
Assertion (A) : A human child bears all the basic features of human beings. Reason (R) : It looks exactly like its parents, showing very little variations.
  1. (A) Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true and Reason (R) is the correct explanation of Assertion (A).
  2. (B) Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true, but Reason (R) is not the correct explanation of Assertion (A).
  3. (C) Assertion (A) is true, but Reason (R) is false.
  4. (D) Assertion (A) is false, but Reason (R) is true.
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Model Answer

(C) Assertion (A) is true, but Reason (R) is false.

A child bears all basic human features, but it does not look exactly like its parents — human populations show a great deal of variation.

Explanation

The textbook (Chapter 8, Section 8.2.1) explicitly states: "a child bears all the basic features of a human being. However, it does not look exactly like its parents, and human populations show a great deal of variation." So A is correct, but R contradicts the textbook — making R false. Option (C) is the only fit.

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