TLS Online TPP Program

#Question id: 40170


Given below are two statements: one is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other is labelled as Reason (R).
Assertion (A): Acid rain causes damage to historical monuments made of marble (like the Taj Mahal).
Reason (R): Sulfur dioxide in the air reacts with calcium carbonate in marble to form calcium sulfate (Gypsum), causing the stone to flake off.
In light of the above statements, choose the correct answer:

#Environmental Science
  1. Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)
  2. Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is NOT the correct explanation of (A)
  3. (A) is true but (R) is false
  4. (A) is false but (R) is true