Question

Assertion (A): Rourkela Steel Plant produces raw material used in the manufacture of fertilizers.

Reason (R): It produces a large quantity of nitrogen as a by-product.

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:

Rourkela Steel Plant produces a large quantity of nitrogen as a by‑product, and that nitrogen is used to make fertilizers (so the plant does produce raw material used in fertilizer manufacture).