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Standard VIII
Biology
Effect of Water Pollution on Plants and Animals
Assertion :Pl...
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Assertion :Plasmodium vivax is responsible for malaria. Reason: Malaria is caused by polluted water.

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Both Assertion and Reason are correct and Reason is the correct explanation for Assertion.
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Both Assertion and Reason are correct but Reason is not the correct explanation for Assertion.
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Assertion is correct but Reason is incorrect.
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Both Assertion and Reason are incorrect.
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The correct option is C Assertion is correct but Reason is incorrect.
Plasmodium vivax is responsible for malaria. It spreads by the bite of female Anopheles mosquito. It's spread does not have any relation with polluted water.

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