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Assertion : All primates have a common a...

Assertion : All primates have a common ancestry.
Reason : The most primate was shrew like animals.

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 is true but the reason is false

D

If both the assertion and reason are false

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The correct Answer is:
B
Primate fossils are common in origin. They evolved during Miocene epoch about 80 – 100 mya. The earliest eutherian were shrew like terrestrial insectiores.
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