Assertion (A): People living in temperate zones usually have a lighter skin colour than those living in the tropical zone.
Reason (R): The skin produces a greater amount of melanin on greater exposure to sunlight.

Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A.

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A is true but R is false.

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Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.

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A is false but R is true.

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Solution

The correct option is C Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
The correct answer is option A.

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