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Assertion : Hypoglycaemia disorder is due to the imbalance of glucagon and insulin hormones.
Reason : In hypoglycaemia, the level of insulin decreases and glucagon increases.

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 Assertion is false, but Reason is true

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The correct Answer is:
C

Secretion of glucagon hormone increases the blood glucooe level. Secretion of insulin hormone lowers the blood glucose level. Hypoglycaemia disorder is due to the imbalance of glucagon and insulin hormones. In this, blood glucose level decreases due to the hypersecretion of insulin and hyposecretion of glucagon.
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