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Assertion: Filariasis causes abnormal swelling in our legs.

Reason: Worms stay in the lymph ducts blocking the ducts.

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Assertion is true and reason is false.

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Reason is true and assertion is false.

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Assertion and reason both are true and the reason is a correct explanation for the assertion.

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Assertion and reason both are true but the reason is not a correct explanation for the assertion.

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Solution

The correct option is C
Assertion and reason both are true and the reason is a correct explanation for the assertion.

Filariasis is a disease caused by filarial worms which enter the lymph ducts and stay in them, causing a blockage which leads to an abnormal swelling in our legs.

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