Imagine yourself in a lawn early in the morning. You look at a few plants having water drops along the margin of the leaves. After sometime, the water drops evaporate leaving white spots behind.
Assertion (A) :This is due to a phenomenon called guttation.
Reason(R) : In guttation, dissolved minerals form white spot after evaporation of water content.

Assertion is true but reason is false.

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Both assertion and reason are false.

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

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

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The correct option is D Both assertion and reason are true and reason is the correct explanation of assertion.
The correct answer is Option C.

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The correct option is D Both assertion and reason are true and reason is the correct explanation of assertion.​The correct answer is Option C.

The correct option is D Both assertion and reason are true and reason is the correct explanation of assertion.
The correct answer is Option C.