Which of the following is a by-product of sugar industry used for making cardboard, paper and insulation boards?

1. Press mud
2. Molasses
3. Bagasse
4. All of the above.

Assertion (A): There is excessive pressure on sugar factories during harvest time.

Reason (R): About the entire crop of sugarcane is harvested at the same time.

1. Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
2. Both A and R are true but R does not explain A.
3. A is true but R is false.
4. A is false but R is true.

Sugarcane is not a plantation crop. What does this mean for the sugar industry?

1. It is cultivated by farmers in small fields.
2. In the absence of sugar mills near the field the sugar output is lowered.
3. Supply to the sugar industry is irregular.
4. All of the above.

Assertion (A): Mumbai and Ahmedabad have emerged as important cotton manufacturing centres.

Reason (R): They fulfil all requirements of the industry.

1. Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
2. Both A and R are true but R does not explain A.
3. A is true but R is false.
4. A is false but R is true.