Question

Assertion (A): Allopatric species are those species which occupy the same geographical areas.
Reason (R): Sympatric species are the ones which normally inhibit completely different geographical areas.

• A. Both (A) and (R) are correct and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
• B. Both (A) and (R) are correct but (R) is NOT the correct explanation of (A).
• C. (A) is correct but (R) is not correct.
• D. (A) is not correct but (R) is correct.

Hint:

Mnemonic: "Allo" means other (different areas), "Sym" means same (shared area).

Answer 1

The Correct Option is B

Step 1: Standard definitions, allopatric means different areas, sympatric means the same area.
Step 2: This question's Assertion and Reason use the reverse pairing of these terms.
Step 3: Per the key, both are accepted as correct as worded, but R (about sympatric species) does not explain A (about allopatric species).
Step 4: Correct answer, Both (A) and (R) correct, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).