Ncert Exercises & Solutions

Given below are two statements:

Assertion (A):	Preservative is added to food items.
Reason (R):	Preservatives inhibit the growth of microorganisms.

1.	Assertion and reason both are correct statements but reason does not explain assertion.
2.	Assertion and reason both are correct and reason explains the assertion.
3.	Both assertion and reason are wrong statements.
4.	Assertion is the correct statement reason is the wrong statement.