Human Health And Disease Question 65

Question: Read the assertion and reason carefully to mark the correct option out of the options given below:

Assertion : UV ? rays are carcinogenic in nature. Reason : UV ? rays rupture DNA strands and induce mutations to cause cancers.

Options:

A) If both the assertion and the reason are true and the reason is a correct explanation of the assertion

B) If both the assertion and reason are true but the reason is not a correct explanation of the assertion

C) If the assertion is true but the reason is false

D) If both the assertion and reason are false

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Answer:

Correct Answer: D

Solution:

Ionising radiation’s like X-rays, gamma ? rays and particulate radiations from radio active substance are known to rupture DNA stands and induce mutations to cause cancers.