Zoology-Drug Abuse
NEET Zoology Drug Abuse Assertion Reason Question
Type: Assertion Reason-assertion-Medium-Class 12
Assertion (A): Smoking increases the risk of cancer in the oral cavity. | Reason (R): Tobacco chewing is associated with increased risk of cancer in the oral cavity.
A
Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
B
Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A.
C
A is true but R is false.
D
A is false.
Correct Answer
Option C
Detailed Explanation
The NCERT context states that smoking increases the risk of cancers like lung, throat, but tobacco chewing, not smoking, is associated with oral cavity cancer.
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