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Our Environment — Science STD 10 — Question

CBSE BoardEnglish MediumSTD 10ScienceOur Environment1 Mark
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For two statements are given $-$ one labelled Assertion $(A)$ and the other labelled Reason $(R)$. Select the correct answer to these questions from the codes $\ce{(a), (b), (c)}$ and $(d)$ as given below :
Assertion : If pesticide is present in water bodies, then fish eating birds accumulate maximum amount of $\ce{DDT}$ in their bodies.
Reason : Pesticides are not metabolized within bodies of living organisms and get concentrated at each trophic level, leading to bioaccumulation.
  • ✓
    Both $A$ and $R$ are true, and $R$ is correct explanation of the assertion.
  • B
    Both $A$ and $R$ are true, but $R$ is not the correct explanation of the assertion.
  • C
    $A$ is true, but $R$ is false.
  • D
    $A$ is false, but $R$ is true.
✓

Answer

Correct option: A.
Both $A$ and $R$ are true, and $R$ is correct explanation of the assertion.

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