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Assertion (A): Many visitors to the hills suffer from skin and respiratory allergy problems.
Reason (R): Conifer trees produce a large quantity of wind- borne pollen grains.

A

Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)

B

Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A)

C

(A) is true but (R) is false

D

Both (A) and (R) are false

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A
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