Question

Assertion (A): Water pollution tends to cause cholera, typhoid and jaundice.

Reason (R): Sewage may contain bacteria, viruses, fungi and parasites.

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

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

Explanation:

Water pollution can cause water-borne diseases such as cholera, typhoid and jaundice. Therefore, Assertion (A) is true.

Sewage may contain bacteria, viruses, fungi and parasites that can contaminate water. Therefore, Reason (R) is true.

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