Question

Assertion (A): Biogas plants are more often built in rural areas.
Reason (R): The excreta or gobar of cattle is rich in Methanobacterium.

• 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.

Hint:

Cattle dung is a major raw material for biogas, making rural areas ideal for such installations.

Answer 1

The Correct Option is A

Step 1: Biogas plants are indeed more prevalent in rural areas due to easy availability of cattle dung — Assertion is true.
Step 2: Cattle dung contains Methanobacterium, which helps in methane production — Reason is true.
Step 3: The presence of Methanobacterium in gobar is the reason biogas plants are suitable for rural areas — so Reason explains Assertion.