Geography
Assertion (A): Large scale epidemics, increased healthcare access, home based healthcare have contributed to a rise in biomedical waste.
Reason (R): Biomedical wastes require sophisticated processing plants, incineration and disassembly centres for proper disposal.
- Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
- Both A and R are true but R does not explain A.
- A is true but R is false.
- A is false but R is true.
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Answer
Both A and R are true but R does not explain A.
Explanation — Assertion (A) talks about the factors contributing to rise of Biomedical waste, while Reason (R) talks about the sophisticated processes required for proper disposal of biomedical waste. Hence, Reason (R) does not explain Assertion (A).
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