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Assertion $(A)$ : Organic farming is much in vogue.
Reason $(R)$ : In organic farming, crops are grown using high doses of chemical fertilisers and insecticides.
  • A
    If both assertion $(A)$ and reason $(R)$ are true and reason $(R)$ is the correct explanation of assertion $(A).$
  • B
    If both assertion $(A)$ and reason $(R)$ are true but reason $(R)$ is not the correct explanation of assertion $(A).$
  • Assertion $(A)$ is true but reason $(R)$ is false.
  • D
    Both assertion $(A)$ and reason $(R)$ are false.

Answer

Correct option: C.
Assertion $(A)$ is true but reason $(R)$ is false.

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