Assertion : Secreting hypotonic urine is effective in reducing urinary loss of water.
Reason : Hypotonic urine is more concentrated and higher in osmotic pressure than the blood.

  • A
    If both Assertion and Reason are correct and the Reason is a correct explanation of the Assertion.
  • B
    If both Assertion and Reason are correct but Reason is not a correct explanation of the Assertion.
  • C
    If the Assertion is correct but Reason is incorrect.
  • D
    If both the Assertion and Reason are incorrect.

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Match the items of column $I$ with those of column $II$:
Column $I$Column $II$
$(a)$ Ammonotelism$(i)$ Birds
$(b)$ Bowman's capsule$(ii)$ Water reabsorption
$(c)$ Micturition$(iii)$ Bony fish
$(d)$ Uricotelism$(iv)$ Urinary bladder
$(e)$ $ADH$$(v)$ Renal tubule

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$I.$ Blood vessel leading to the glomerulus is called efferent arteriole.
$II.$ Vasa-recta,peritubular capillaries and glomerulus,all have blood.
$III.$ Cortical nephrons have highly reduced vasa-recta.
$IV.$ Vasa-recta runs parallel to the Henle's loop in the juxta-medullary nephron.

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