Question

Assertion: Ribosomes are non-membrane bound organelles found in the prokaryotic cells only.

Reason: Ribosomes are present only in the cytoplasm.

(A) Both Assertion and Reason are correct and Reason is the correct explanation for Assertion

(B) Both Assertion and Reason are correct but Reason is not the correct explanation for Assertion

(C) Assertion is correct but Reason is incorrect

(D) Both Assertion and Reason are incorrect

Answer 1

(D) Both Assertion and Reason are incorrect

Ribosomes are non-membrane bound organelles found in all cells - both eukaryotic as well as prokaryotic. Within the cell, ribosomes are found not only in the cytoplasm but also within the two organelles, chloroplasts (in plants) and mitochondria and on rough ER.