Assertion: Genus Panthera, comprising lion, tiger, leopard …

Biology The Living World Assertion & Reason Single Correct MCQ

Published on: August 21, 2026

Assertion: Genus Panthera, comprising lion, tiger, leopard is put along with genus, Felis in

the family Felidae.

Reason: Families like Convolvulaceae, Solanaceae are included in the genera Solanum mainly based on the floral characters.

Assertion and reason both are true and the reason is correct explanation of assertion.

Assertion and reason both are true but reason is not correct explanation of assertion.

Assertion is true but reason is wrong.

Assertion and reason both are wrong.

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The correct answer is:

• Assertion is true:

The genera Panthera (lion, tiger, leopard) and Felis are correctly placed in the family Felidae.

• Reason is wrong:

It is incorrect because:

Convolvulaceae and Solanaceae are families, not genera.

They are not included in the genus Solanum.

Also, in taxonomy, families contain genera, not the reverse.

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