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Assertion: Organic compounds first evolved in earth required for origin of life were protein and nucleic acid.
Reason: All life forms were in water environment only.
Reason: All life forms were in water environment only.
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Correct option: B
If both Assertion and Reason are correct but Reason is not a correct explanation of the Assertion.
Option B (If both Assertion and Reason are correct but Reason is not a correct explanation of the Assertion) is correct because while both the assertion about organic compounds and the reason about the water environment are true, the water environment isn't the sole reason for the evolution of organic compounds.
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