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Assertion (A) : Stem of the grass is sof...

Assertion (A) : Stem of the grass is soft and stem of the neem is hard.
Reason (R ) : Grass is monocot, there is no secondary growth. So, its stem is soft whereas neem is dicot, and there is secondary growth so the stem is very hard and woody .

A

Both (A) and (R ) are wrond

B

(A) is correct and (R ) is wrong

C

(A) is wrong and (R ) is correct

D

(A) is correct and (R ) explanis (A)

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D
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