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Read the assertion and reson carefully to mark the correct option out of the options given below:
Assertion : After hearing a sound, nerve impulse passes from neurons to the brain.
Reason: The neurons which pass nerve impulses from the body organ to the brain is called afferent neuron.

A

Both Assertion and Reason are true and Reason is the correct explanation of Assertion

B

Both Assertion and Reason are true, but Reason is not the correct explanation of Assertion

C

Assertion is true, but Reason is false

D

Assertion is false, but Reason is true

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The correct Answer is:
B
Activity of sense organs is related with two types of neurons (afferent and efferent). The neuron, which passes nerve impulses from the body organ to the brain, is called afferent neuron. The neuron, which passes nerve impulses from the brain to the body organs, is called efferent neuron.
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