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Assertion: Biomagnification of DDT can enhance the decline in bird population.
Reason: DDT causes thinning of egg shell and their premature breaking by disturbing calcium metabolism.

A

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

B

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

C

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

D

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

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The correct Answer is:
C
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