Assertion (A): Vehicle exhaust is a major source of air pollution in Indian cities.
Reason (R): The CPCB was set up in 1974.

Both A and R are true, and R is the correct explanation of A.Correct answerYour answerBoth A and R are true, but R is not the correct explanation of A.Correct answerYour answerA is true, but R is false.Correct answerYour answerA is false, but R is true.Correct answerYour answer

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Both statements are true.
The date a regulator was set up does not explain why vehicles pollute, so R does not explain A.

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Assertion (A): Vehicle exhaust is a major source of air pollution in Indian cities.Reason (R): The CPCB was set up in 1974.

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Assertion (A): Vehicle exhaust is a major source of air pollution in Indian cities.
Reason (R): The CPCB was set up in 1974.