Question

Assertion: Blind spot is a small area of the retina which is insensitive to light where the optic nerve leaves the eye.

Reason: There are no rods or cones present at the junction of the optic nerve and retina in the eye.

Options

• Both the Assertion and the Reason are correct and the Reason is the correct explanation of the Assertion.

• The Assertion and the Reason are correct but the Reason is not the correct explanation of the Assertion.

• Assertion is true but the Reason is false.

• The statement of the Assertion is false but the Reason is true.

Answer 1

Both the Assertion and the Reason are correct and the Reason is the correct explanation of the Assertion.