Multiple choice

Directions: Read Assertion (A) and Reason (R) and answer using the codes given below:

Assertion (A): A company was unlawfully polluting streams and rivers by discharging trade effluents which raised pollution level beyond permissible limits. Reason (R): The court decided that the company could not be held liable under Water Act, 1974.

  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.
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C Correct answer
Explanation

A company was unlawfully polluting streams and rivers by discharging trade effluents which raised pollution level beyond permissible limits. The company will be held liable under Water Act, 1974. 

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