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Current Affairs UPPSC 1999 GS-I
Question

Consider the following statements:

Assertion (A): The Union Ministry of Environment and Forests issued a notification in November, 1998 to tackle the problem of recycled plastic bags.
Reason (R) :The notification bars the manufacture of recycled plastic bags in the country.

Select the correct answer using the code given below:
Code:

Answer & Solution

Answer: (Detailed Solution Below)

Option C: A is true but R is false

Detailed Solution:

The correct answer is “A is true but R is false”.
The correct answer is (3) A is true but R is false.

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