| Assertion (A): | Earthworms help in the breakdown of complex organic matter as well as in the loosening of the soil. |
| Reason (R): | Earthworms being referred to as the farmer’s ‘friend’. |
| 1. | Both (A) and (R) are True and (R) is the correct explanation of (A). |
| 2. | Both (A) and (R) are True, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A). |
| 3. | (A) is True, but (R) is False. |
| 4. | (A) is False, but (R) is True. |