Question

Given below are two statements, one is labelled as Assertion A and the other is labelled as Reason R:
Assertion A: Sir Ronald Ross in 1897 made the discovery of Plasmodium in the dissected Anopheles mosquito.
Reason R: The American entomologist E.F. Knipling in 1937, developed male sterile technique against fruit flies.
In light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below:

• A. Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
• B. Both A and R are true but R is NOT the correct explanation of A
• C. A is true but R is false
• D. A is false but R is true

Hint:

Remember that Knipling's historic Sterile Insect Technique (SIT) was originally designed to combat the devastating livestock pest, the Screwworm fly, in North America, not fruit flies.

Answer 1

The Correct Option is C