Question

Assertion :Nitrate pollution causes blue-baby syndrome. Reason: Nitrite combines with hemoglobin to form nonfunctional met-hemoglobin.

• A. Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
• B. Both A and R are true and R is not the correct explanation of A
• C. A is true but R is false
• D. Both A and R are false

Answer 1

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

Nitrate pollution or excessive amount of nitrates in drinking water causes blue baby syndrome. Nitrite combines with haemoglobin to form met-haemoglobin which is inactive in nature.

So, the correct answer is option A, both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.