| Assertion (A): | Ethylene helps the plants to increase their absorption surface. | 
| Reason (R): | Ethylene promotes root growth and root hair formation. | 
| 1. | Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A). | 
| 2. | Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A). | 
| 3. | (A) is true but (R) is false. | 
| 4. | Both (A) and (R) are false. | 
| Assertion (A): | Ethylene is one of the most widely used PGR in agriculture. | 
| Reason (R): | Ethylene regulates many physiological processes of plants. | 
| 1. | Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A). | 
| 2. | Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A). | 
| 3. | (A) is true but (R) is false. | 
| 4. | Both (A) and (R) are false. | 
| Assertion (A): | Ethylene helps to increase the number of fruits in cucumber. | 
| Reason (R): | Ethylene promotes the production of both male and female flowers on the same tree. | 
| 1. | Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A). | 
| 2. | Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A). | 
| 3. | (A) is true but (R) is false. | 
| 4. | Both (A) and (R) are false. | 
| Assertion (A): | Spraying juvenile conifers with GAs hastens the maturity period. | 
| Reason (R): | GAs lead to early seed production in conifers. | 
| 1. | Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A). | 
| 2. | Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A). | 
| 3. | (A) is true but (R) is false. | 
| 4. | Both (A) and (R) are false. |