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Assertion : Adult human being is not perfect in digestion of milk.
Reason : With age, man produces little or no lactase in the intestinal juice.

A

If both the assertion and the reason are true and the reason is a correct explanation of the assertion

B

If both the assertion and reason are true but the reason is not a correct explanation of the assertion

C

If the assertion is true but the reason is false

D

If both the assertion and reason are false

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The correct Answer is:
D
In some human’s secretion of lactase enzyme decreases or ceases with age. Lactase is needed to digest lactose. This condition is called lactose intolerance in which person fail to digest lactose of milk.
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