Environment & Ecology · Environmental Science
Given below are two statements: One is labeled as Assertion (A) and the other is labeled as Reason (R): Assertion (A): Soil pollution due to detergents affects the root growth of plants and depresses the growth of soil microorganisms. Reason (R): The presence of detergents in soil makes the soil more acidic. In the light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below:
- 1(A) is not correct but (R) is correct
- 2(A) is correct but (R) is not correct✓
- 3Both (A) and (R) are correct but (R) is NOT the correct explanation of (A)
- 4Both (A) and (R) are correct and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)
Correct answer
(A) is correct but (R) is not correct
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