Given below are two statements: one is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other…
2023
Given below are two statements: one is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other is labelled as Reason (R).
Assertion (A): Indoor exposure to hazardous air pollutants is much more serious in the least developed countries of the world.
Reason (R): In traditional cooking methods, fuels like coal, wood, dung, and kerosene are often used.
In the light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below:
- A.
Both (A) and (R) are correct and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)
- B.
Both (A) and (R) are correct, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A)
- C.
(A) is correct but (R) is not correct
- D.
(A) is not correct but (R) is correct
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Correct answer: A
Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true, and Reason (R) is the correct explanation of Assertion (A). Indoor air pollution poses a significant health risk in least developed countries due to the reliance on traditional solid fuels like wood, dung, and kerosene for cooking.