Question

Assertion (A): Disadvantages of synthetic pesticides can be overcome by the use of natural biopesticides.

Reason (R): Biopesticides are harmless agents which are used to control weeds and pest without causing any damage.

Options

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

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

• Assertion (A) is true but reason (R) is false.

• Both assertion (A) and reason (R) are false.

Answer 1

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

Explanation:

The assertion is true: biopesticides can reduce reliance on harmful synthetic pesticides. The reason is false because biopesticides are not all harmless, and biopesticides control pests while bioherbicides control weeds.