Assertion (A): A sudden drop in a factory's output caused by an earthquake is irregular variation.
Reason (R): Irregular variations are unpredictable and follow no regular pattern.

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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Correct answer: A

R is the description of irregular variation. True.
An earthquake is unpredictable and does not repeat on a schedule, so A is true because of R.

Concept: Irregular variation
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Assertion (A): A sudden drop in a factory's output caused by an earthquake is irregular variation.Reason (R): Irregular variations are unpredictable and follow no regular pattern.

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Assertion (A): A sudden drop in a factory's output caused by an earthquake is irregular variation.
Reason (R): Irregular variations are unpredictable and follow no regular pattern.