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Environment & Ecology UPPSC 2005 GS-I
Question

Assertion (A): The Ganga is a highly polluted river.
Reason (R): The holier the river, the more polluted it is.

Select the correct answer from the following 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 option would be (3) (A) is true, but (R) is false.

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