Question

Assertion (A): Incineration is a useful technology to deal with large quantities of organic hazardous wastes.

Reason (R): Vacant areas for disposal sites are not very many.

Options

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

• Both A and R are true, but R does not explain A.

• A is true, but R is false.

• A is false, but R is true.

Answer 1

Both A and R are true, and R is the correct explanation of A.

Explanation:

Both statements are true. Incineration is an excellent technology for breaking down large amounts of hazardous organic waste by burning it at extremely high temperatures. This explains why this technology is so useful: because vacant land for traditional garbage disposal is running out, cities cannot rely on vast dumpsites. Since incineration reduces the overall volume of waste by up to 90%, it serves as a necessary solution when land space is scarce. Therefore, this directly explains the assertion.