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Assertion : At high altitude a person, from plain areas, may experience altitude sickness.
Reason : At high altitude atmospheric pressure is generally high leading to symptons like nausea, fatigue, etc.

A

If both assertion and reason are true and reason is the correct explantion of assertion

B

If both assertion and reason are true but reason is not the correct explnantion of assertion.

C

If assertion is true but reason is false.

D

If both assertion and reason are false.

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C
At high altitude, a person may experienced altitude sickness. Its symptoms include nausea, fatigue and heart palpitations. It is due to the low atmospheric pressure of high altitudes that the body does not get enough oxygen.
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