Multiple choice

Assertion (A): Chile continues to be an important producer of copper in the world. Reason (R): Chile is endowed with the world's largest deposit of porphyry copper.

  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 a correct explanation of A.

  3. A is true, but R is false.

  4. A is false, but R is true.

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A Correct answer
Explanation

Both assertion and reason are correct and the reason is the correct explanation of the given assertion. Chile is the largest copper producer in the world. 35% of the total global production comes from Chile and the major deposit is porphyry copper.