Statement A: Proton pump is involved in active transport of protons.
Statement B: Proton transport is always active.

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Both assertion and reason are incorrect.

Both assertion and reason are correct and reason does not explain the assertion.

Both assertion and reason are correct and reason correctly explains the assertion.

Assertion is correct and reason is incorrect

answer is C.

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Pumps are active carriers and involved in active transport and proton pump is involved in active transport of protons. Proton transport is not always active. During ATP generation in CF of chloroplast and F of mitochondria, the proton transport is by facilitated diffusion through proton channel known as CF₀ of CF of thylakoid membrane and F₀ of F particle of mitochondrial inner membrane.

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