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[A] : Biomonitoring is reliable for dete...

[A] : Biomonitoring is reliable for determining the pollutants in air , water and soil .
[R] : The living organism reacts to minute changes in the environment .

A

Both Assertion and Reason are true and Reason is the correct explanation of Assertion

B

Both Assertion and Reason are true but Reason is not a correct explanation of Assertion

C

Assertion is true but Reason is false

D

Assertion is false but Reason is true

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