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CBSE 2023 · Region 1 · Set 2 · Q16
Assertion (A): Cattle and goats are never seen browsing on Calotropis growing in abandoned fields. Reason (R): Cattle and goats avoid grazing on…
Assertion (A) : Cattle and goats are never seen browsing on Calotropis growing in abandoned fields.
Reason (R) : Cattle and goats avoid grazing on Calotropis because of the offensive smell of its flowers.
Official answer
(C)
Assertion (A) is true, but Reason (R) is false.
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