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Question

Assertion (A): The Ganga is a highly polluted river.
Reason (R): The holier the river, the more polluted it is.

Select the correct answer from the following code:

  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. (A) is false, but (R) is true

Answer:

Option C: (A) is true, but (R) is false

Detailed Solution:

The correct answer is “(A) is true, but (R) is false”.

The correct option would be (3) (A) is true, but (R) is false.