DIRECTIONS: Each of these questions contains an Assertion followed by Reason. Read them carefully and answer the question on the basis of the following options. You have to select the one that best describes the two statements.

Assertion: AIDS vaccines are being developed in the USA.
Reason: These vaccines may be used to control HIV infection in India.

Assertion and Reason are correct and Reason is the correct explanation of the Assertion

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Assertion and Reason are correct, but Reason is not the correct explanation of the Assertion

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Assertion is correct but Reason is incorrect

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Assertion is incorrect but Reason is correct

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Solution

The correct option is B Assertion and Reason are correct, but Reason is not the correct explanation of the Assertion
AIDs vaccine being developed in the USA could help billions all around the world. WHO estimates about 36 million people is suffering from this disease. The reason statement given above is correct but not an explanation for the assertion. Therefore, option B is correct.

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Assertion-Reason-based questions.

Directions: Each of the following questions contains an assertion followed by a reason. Read them carefully and answer the questions on the basis of the following options.

a) Both assertion and reason are true and the reason is the correct explanation of assertion.

b) Both assertion and reason are true but the reason is not the correct explanation of the assertion.

c) Assertion is true and the reason is false.

d) Assertion is false and the reason is true.

Question 7:

Assertion (A): The surface of cut fruits and vegetables turns brown.

Reason (R): Some compounds present in fruits react with oxygen to form a pigment called melanin.

Assertion : Anti - AIDS vaccines are being developed in USA.

Reason : These vaccines may be used to control HIV infection in India.

Q. Directions: In the following questions, a statement of assertion is followed by a statement of reason.
Mark the correct choice as:
Assertion: For acidic impurities like

S i O_{2}

present in an ore, basic fluxes are used.
Reason: Lime is a basic flux.

Assertion (A) Ethanol is a weaker acid than phenol.
Reason (R) Sodium ethoxide may be prepared by the reaction of ethanol with aqueous NaOH.
(a) Assertion and reason both are correct and reason is correct explanation of assertion.
(b) Assertion and reason both are wrong statements.
(c) Assertion is correct statement but reason is wrong statement.
(d) Assertion is wrong statement but reason is correct statement.
(e) Both assertion and reason are correct statements but reason is not correct explanation of assertion.

In the following questions a statement of Assertion (A) followed by a statement of Reason (R) is given. Choose the correct answer out of the following choices.

(a) Assertion and Reason both are correct statements an Reason is correct explanation for Assertion.

(b) Assertion and Reason both are correct satements but Reason is not correct explanation for Assertion.

(d) Assertion is wrong statement but Reason is correct statement.

Assertion (A) The packing efficiency is maximum for the fcc structure.

Reason (R) The coordination number is 12 in fcc structures.

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