Assertion and Reason
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Assertion (A) : Telephone wires sag more in summer.
Reason (R) : They expand due to summer heat.
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Assertion (A) : Amoebiasis is an occupational disease.
Reason (R) : Amoebiasis is caused by inhalation of asbestos dust.
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Assertion (A) : When common salt is kept open, it absorbs moisture from
the air.
Reason (R) : Common salt contains magnesium chloride.
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Assertion (A) : In India, female s hav e higher life expectancy than the males.
Reason (R) : Female s receive a better diet.
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Assertion (A) : Legume s reviv e the soil fertility.
Reason (R) : Microbe s in the root nodules of legumes fix the atmospheric nitrogen.
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Assertion (A) : Cotton is grown in alluvial soils.
Reason (R) : Alluvial soils are very fertile.
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Assertion (A) : Glass tumbler breaks in winter when hot water is poured in it.
Reason (R) : When hot water is poured, the outer surface of glass expands.
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Assertion (A) : Carbon forms the largest number of compounds.
Reason (R) : Carbon has the catenation property.
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Assertion (A) : Downpour of rain lessens the humidity in the atmosphere.
Reason (R) : Rains are caused when atmosphere cannot hold more moisture.
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Assertion (A) : An iron ball floats on mercury but gets immersed in water.
Reason (R) : The specific gravity of iron is more than that of mercury.