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Assertion : a person who has received a cut and is bleeding needs to be given anti-tetanus vaccine.
Reason Anti-tetanus injection provides immunity by producing antibodies for tetanus.

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if both are true with reason being correct explanation

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both true but reason is not correct explanantion

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assertion is true but reason is wrong

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and both are wrong

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