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Assertion: Successional process starts only in those areas where no living organisms ever existed.
Reason: These areas are not supported by physical environmental conditions.

A

If both Assertion and Reason are true and the reason is the correct explanation of the assertion, then mark (1).

B

If both Assertion and Reason are true but the reason is not the correct explanation of the assertion, then mark (2)

C

If Assertion is true but Reason is false, then mark (3).

D

If both Assertion and Reason are false, then mark (4)

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