Assertion : Granulocytes are white blood cells.
Reason : They contain lobed nuclei and tiny granules.

Options

A. If both the assertion and the reason are true and the reason is a correct explanation of the assertion
B. If both the assertion and reason are true but the reason is not a correct explanation of the assertion
C. If the assertion and reason are false
D. If the assertion is false but reason is true

Answer

B

Explanation

On the basis of presence of tiny granules and number of lobes in nucleus of their cytoplasm, white blood cells are divided into two groups
(i) Granulocytes Contain tiny granules and lobed nuclei in their cytoplasm.
(ii) Agranulocytes Have no cytoplasmic granules in their cytoplasm and their nuclei are also undivided.