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Read the assertion and reason carefully to mark the correct option out of the option given below
Assertion: A tumor of adrenal cortex may cause addison's disease.
Reason: This happens due to over secretion of cortisol by the tumor.

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:
D
A destruction of adrenal cortex by diseases will tuberculosis produces addison’s disease due to the deficiency of glucocorticoid and mineralocorticoid which are secreted by adrenal cortex region zona fasiculata and zona glomerulosa respectively
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