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Assertion : Antiretroviral drugs are ver...

Assertion : Antiretroviral drugs are very effective in treatment against AIDS.
Reason : AIDS virus is a retrovirus with ssDNA as genetic material.

A

If both assertion and reason are true and reason is the correct explanation of assertion

B

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

C

If assertion is true but reason is false

D

If both assertion and reason are false

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D
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