Question

Assertion (A): Tossa jute is mostly used for making sacks and other packing materials.

Reason (R): Tossa jute has short, weaker fibres and cannot stand prolonged floods.

विकल्प

• Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).

• Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).

• (A) is true but (R) is false.

• (A) is false but (R) is true.

Answer 1

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

Explanation:

Tossa jute (Corchorus olitorius) is widely used for commercial sacks and packaging materials due to its outstanding mass durability. However, the argument is entirely false because Tossa jute produces longer, stronger, and higher-quality tensile fibres than white jute, though the plant cannot withstand extended floods or waterlogging during growth.