Given below are two statements: one is labelled as Assertion A and the other is labelled as Reason R: Assertion A: FSH acts upon ovarian follicles in female and Leydig cells in male. Reason R: Growing ovarian follicles secrete estrogen in female while interstitial cells secrete androgen in male human being. In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below: (NEET 2024)
Answer: (C) A is false but R is true. Answer: (C) A is false but R is true Solution: Reason R is true: growing ovarian follicles secrete estrogen in females, and the interstitial (Leydig) cells secrete androgens in males.
- A.Both A and R true but R is NOT the correct explanation of A.
- B.A is true but R is false
- C.A is false but R is true✓
- D.Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
Correct Answer
(C) A is false but R is true
Solution & Explanation
Answer: (C) A is false but R is true Solution: Reason R is true: growing ovarian follicles secrete estrogen in females, and the interstitial (Leydig) cells secrete androgens in males. Assertion A is false because FSH acts on the ovarian follicles in females but in males FSH acts on the Sertoli cells, NOT the Leydig cells; it is LH that acts on the Leydig cells. Hence A is false while R is true. NCERT Reference: Ch 2, p.31, line 47 — "LH acts at the Leydig cells and stimulates synthesis and"