Consider the given two statements:
| Assertion (A): |
According to Oparin, the chemical composition of the primordial environment was oxidising, consisting of oxygen and ozone and excluding methane, ammonia, free hydrogen and water vapour. |
| Reason (R): |
Oparin of Russia proposed that the first form of life could have come from pre-existing non-living organic molecules and that formation of life was preceded by chemical evolution. |
| 1. |
(A) is False but (R) is True |
| 2. |
(A) is True but (R) is False |
| 3. |
Both (A) and (R) are True and (R) is the correct explanation of (A) |
| 4. |
Both (A) and (R) are True but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A) |