Practice question
Given below are two statements: one is labelled as Assertion A and the other is labelled as Reason R. Assertion A: Food products developed for space missions are specifically engineered to be highly resistant to crumbling and are often encased in specialized edible coatings. Reason R: In a zero-gravity environment, the condition of weightlessness causes loose particles to float rather than settle, necessitating structural integrity to prevent environmental hazards within the spacecraft. In the light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below:
- 1Both A and R are correct and R is the correct explanation of A✓
- 2Both A and R are correct but R is NOT the correct explanation of A
- 3A is correct but R is not correct
- 4A is not correct but R is correct
Correct answer
Both A and R are correct and R is the correct explanation of A
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