Question

Assertion (A): Pollution affects the air we breathe, the water we drink and the soil in which we grow our crops.

Reason (R): A comprehensive set of preventive measures are required to check the growing menace of pollution.

Options

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

• Both A and Rare 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:

• Assertion (A) correctly states the impact of pollution on air, water, and soil, all essential for life.

• Reason (R) rightly explains that a comprehensive set of preventive measures is necessary to combat this threat.

• Since R directly explains A, option (a) is the most accurate.