Teaching MPPSC Assistant Professor Mock Test Series 2025 Chemical Sciences Chemistry of Natural Products
Given below are two statements: One is labelled as Assertion A and the other is labelled as Reason R.
Assertion (A): Terpenes are polyisoprenes with formulae (C5H5)n. The value of n is used to determine the types in terpenes as mono, di, tri ete.
Reasons (R): Terpenes are made up of the arrangement of 2-methyl-1,3-butadiene units in head to tail manner.
In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below :
1
Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)
2
Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is NOT the correct explanation of (A)
3
(A) is true but (R) is false
4
(A) is false but (R) is true