Assertion : When a large number of plants are grown at the same place for food, it is called a crop.
Reason : Wheat is the most important cereal crop in the world, followed by rice and maize.

Options

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

Answer

B

Explanation

Crops are different from natural vegetation as crops are purposely grown for food and it requires proper monitoring and efforts from the farmer. While natural vegetation or forests are grown according to climatic conditions prevailing in that area. Cereals were the first crop known to be cultivated. Cereals are tall grasses which are cultivated for their nutritious seeds called grains. Wheat grains provide the staple food for people in nearly every part of the world. Wheat grains are rich in carbohydrate and also contain proteins, vitamins, minerals and fibre.