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[A] : Thiamine deficiency results in ber...

[A] : Thiamine deficiency results in beriberi causing paralysis.
[R]: People eating raw fish may also suffer from paralysis due to the deficiency of vitamin B1. Cooked fish has no such effect.

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If both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A

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If both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A

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If A is true and R is false

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If both A and R are false

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