Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion (A) and the other labelled as Reason (R). Read the statements and choose the correct answer using the code given below.
Assertion (A) : The acid rain lowers the fertility of soil.
Reason (R) : Hydrogen ions exchange the nutrient anions.
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 true, but (R) is false.
4
(A) is false, but (R) is true.