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Asseration : Nicotine is an alkaloid found in tabacco. Reason : It has several uses.

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If both asseration and reason are true and the reason in the correct explanation of the asseration.

B

If both asseration and reason are true but reason is not the correct explanation of the asseration.

C

If asseration is true but reason is false

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If the asseration and reason both are false

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Tabacco contains an alkaloid,nicotine which can be used as a raw material for preparation of the antipellagra vitamin, nicotonic acid (niacin).Nicotin is also used in physiological and pharmacologicaln investigation and as insectide and a fumigant.
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