Teaching UGC NET Mock Test Series 2025 (Paper 1 & 2) People Development & Environment Environmental Issues Pollution
Given below are two statements: One is labeled as Assertion (A) and the other is labeled as Reason (R) :
Assertion (A): Soil Pollution due to detergents affects the root growth of the plants and depresses the growth of soil micro-organisms.
Reason (R): The presence of detergents in soil makes the soil more acidic.
In the light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below:
1
Both (A) and (R) are correct and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)
2
Both (A) and (R) are correct but (R) is NOT the correct explanation of (A)
3
(A) is correct but (R) is not correct
4
(A) is not correct but (R) is correct