Question 5 - Assertion Reasoning - Chapter 6 Class 10 Geography - Manufacturing Industries - Geography

Assertion(A): Organic and inorganic industrial wastes and effluents discharged into rivers and water bodies causes water pollution.

Reason (R): Fly ash,phospho- gypsum and iron and steel slags are the major solid wastes in India.

Answer:

So the correct answer is (b) - Both Assertion(a) and Reason (r) are true but reason (r) is not the correct explanation of assertion (a).

Explanation

• Assertion (a): Organic and inorganic industrial wastes and effluents discharged into rivers and water bodies cause water pollution. Reason (r): Fly ash, phospho- gypsum. Thus assertion is true.
• Reasoning (r): Fly ash,phospho-gypsum and iron and steel slags are the major solid wastes in India. Thus reasoning is true.
• Organic and inorganic wastes discharged by industries are not related to fly ash, phospo - gypsum and iron and steel slags. Thus, Reasoning (r) is not a correct explanation of Assertion (a).

Thus,

• Assertion is true
• Reasoning is true
• and Reasoning is not the correct explanation of Assertion

So, the correct answer is (b).