Assertion :Lac is produced from a plant root. Reason: Lac is a complex substance having large amount of resins together with sugar, water and other alkaline substances.

(a)

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(d)

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Solution

The correct option is D (d)
Assertion is incorrect as lac is not a product of plant root.
Lac is the scarlet resinous secretion of a number of species of lac insects, of which the most commonly cultivated species is Kerria lacca.
Reason is correct as lac is a complex substance having large amount of resins, together with sugar, water and other alkaline substances. Lac is an commercially important scarlet substance that is used for dyeing wool and silk, in cosmetics, pharmaceutical glazes, wood finishing varnishes and polishes.
Hence, option D is correct.

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