Q.

Given below are two statements, one is labelled as Assertion A and the other is labelled as Reason R.

Assertion A: Butylated hydroxy anisole when added to butter increases its shelf life.

Reason R: Butylated hydroxy anisole is more reactive towards oxygen than food.

In the light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below:     [2023]

1 A is correct but R is not correct  
2 Both A and R are correct but R is NOT the correct explanation of A  
3 A is not correct but R is correct  
4 Both A and R are correct and R is the correct explanation  

Ans.

(4)