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Assertion : Droplets resulting from cough or sneezes of an infected person are either inhaled directly or transmitted through contaminated objects such as pens , books cups, doorknobs computer keyboard or mouse and cause typhoid in a healthy person.
Reason : Pneumonia is characterised by nasal congestion and discharge sore throat hoarseness cough headache tiredness etc , which usually last for 3-7 days

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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The correct Answer is:
D

Droplets resulting from cough or sneezes of an infected person are either inhaled directly or transmitted through contaminated objects such as pens books cups doorknobs computer keyboard or mouse and cause common cold ina healthy person.
Common cold is characterised by nasal congestion and discharge sore throat hoarseness cough head-ache tiredness etc which usually last for 3-7 days
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