Question

Assertion (A): Cloth stained with turmeric turns red on applying soap.​

Reason (R): Turmeric changes its colour to red in a basic medium.

• A.
  Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is a correct explanation of (A)
• B.
  A is false but R is true.
• C.
  A is true but R is false.
• D.
  Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is not a correct explanation of (A).​

Answer 1

The correct option is A

Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is a correct explanation of (A)

• The colour of the cloth stained with turmeric changes to red since soap is a base and turmeric turns red in a basic solution.
• Therefore both A and R are correct and R is a correct explanation of A.

Hence, the correct option is option A.