Question

Assertion (A): Wastes such as plastics, paper, vegetable or fruit peels, which are generated in our house daily are biodegradable.

Reason (R): Biodegradable wastes can be broken down into simpler, harmless substance in nature in due course of time by the biological processes such as action of microorganisms.

Options

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

• Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A.

•  A is true but R is false.

• A is false but R is true.

Answer 1

A is false but R is true.

Explanation:

Not all the wastes mentioned are biodegradable. Paper, vegetable peels, and fruit peels are biodegradable, but plastic is non-biodegradable because microorganisms cannot easily break it down. Therefore, the Assertion (A) is false. 

Biodegradable wastes are those that microorganisms and other biological processes can decompose into simpler, harmless substances over time. Therefore, the Reason is true.

Hence, Assertion (A) is false, but Reason (R) is true.