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(A): Honey bees are colonial , social an...

(A): Honey bees are colonial , social and polymorphic insects.
(R) : A colony of honeybee consists of four castes, viz. , drones , queens, workers and soldiers.

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If both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).

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If both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).

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If (A) is true but (R) is false.

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If both (A) and (R) are false.

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