UGC NET Environmental Science Q36

Question

Given below are two statements: One is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other is labelled as Reason (R):
Assertion (A): Soil Pollution due to detergents affects the root growth of the plants and depresses the growth of soil micro-organisms.
Reason (R): Presence of detergents in soil makes the soil more acidic.
In the light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below:

Accepted Answer

is correct but (R) is not correct