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Assertion : A large number of infectious diseases like polio , diphtheria ,pneumonia and tetanus have been controlled to a large extent by the use of vaccines.
Reason : Discovery of antibiotics and various other drugs has also enabled us to effectively treat non-infectious diseases.

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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C
A large number of infectious diseases like polio diphtheria penumonia and tetanus have been controlled to a large extent by the use of vaccines.
Discovery of antibiotic and various other drugs has also enabled us to effectively treat infectious diseases.
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