Question

Assertion (A): Handicapped children were born to mothers exposed to the atomic bombs during World War II even after many years.

Reason (R): Exposure of human body to radiations causes mutations.

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

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

Explanation:

Radiation can cause mutations, and mutated genes may persist and be passed to offspring. This explains why effects can appear in children born years after exposure.