Assertion (A) : Unpolished rice should be eaten.Reason (R) : Polished rice lacks Vitamin B. - Type 1

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 but R is true.

E. Both A and R are false.

Answer: A. Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.

The husk of unpolished rice contains Vitamin B₁, deficiency of which causes the disease Beri-beri. So, rice should be eaten unpolished.

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