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Science · 2024 · 1 mark
CBSE 2024 · Region 5 · Set 1 · Q18
Assertion (A) : Sex of the children will be determined by what they inherit from their mother.
Reason (R) : Women have XX sex chromosomes.
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From CBSE’s own marking scheme for this paper.
(D)
Assertion (A) is false, but Reason (R) is true.
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CBSE Class 10 Science past-paper question from the 2024board exam, with the answer as CBSE’s own marking scheme gives it. Where our answers come from.