GATE BT 2012 | Question: 34

Question

Determine the correctness or otherwise of the following $Assertion$ (a) and $Reason$ (r).

$Assertion:$ The production of secondary metabolites in plant cell cultures is enhanced by the addition of elicitors.

$Reason:$ Elicitors induce the expression of enzymes responsible for the biosynthesis of secondary metabolites.

• A. Both (a) and (r) are true but (r) is not the correct reason for (a)
• B. Both (a) and (r) are true but (r) is the correct reason for (a)
• C. (a) is true but (r) is false
• D. (a) is false but (r) is true