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Assertion : All our major food crops are derived from domesticated varieties.
Reason : Better management practices and increases in acreage can increases yield, but only to a limited extent.

A

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

B

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

C

If assertion is true but reason is false

D

If both assertion and reason are false

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B
All our major food crops derived from domestic-cated varieties.
Better management practices and increase in acreage can increase yield, but only to a limited extent.
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