Question

Assertion: Plastic bags are not turned into harmless substances in soil and water.

Reason: Soil microflora lack bio-catalysts for rendering plastics harmless.

• A. A is true and R is false
• B. Both A and R are true
• C. A is false, R is true
• D. Both A and R are false

Answer 1

The correct option is B

Both A and R are true

Plastic bags or polyethylene bags are non-biodegradable as they cannot be converted into harmless substances in nature. Substances are usually degraded by enzymatic activity of soil microflora [bacteria , fungi].These microbes do not possess the enzymes or bio-catalysts to degrade these substances.