Assertion: Inflammation of a skeletal joint may immobilize the movements of the joint.

Reason: Uric acid crystals in the joint cavity and ossification of articular cartilage lead to this.

If both assertion and reason are true and reason is the correct explanation of assertion

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The correct option is A If both assertion and reason are true and reason is the correct explanation of assertion
Inflammation of the synovial membrane of the joints results in stiffening of joints and painful movement because of uric acid accumulation in the joints, synovial cavity and ossification of articular cartilage.

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Read the assertion and reason carefully to mark the correct option out of the options given below :

(a) If both assertion and reason are true and the reason is the correct explanation of the assertion.

(b) If both assertion and reason are true but reason is not the correct explanation of the assertion.

(d) If the assertion and reason both are false.

(e) If assertion is false but reason is true.

Assertion: Acetic acid does not undergo haloform reaction.

Reason: Acetic acid has no alpha hydrogens.

\to τ = \to r \times \to F b u t \to τ \neq \to F \times \to r .

\underset{A B}{\to}

A B

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