Q.

Assertion: Hydrogen peroxide is kept in coloured bottles.
Reason: Hydrogen peroxide is a moderately reactive metal that can react with light or heat slowly to produce water.

1 Both assertion and reason are correct and reason is the correct explanation of assertion.  
2 Both assertion and reason are correct, but reason is not the correct explanation of assertion.  
3 Assertion is true, but reason is false.  
4 Assertion is false, but reason is true  

Ans.

(3)

Hydrogen peroxide is not a metal, it is a compound. It decomposes into water and oxygen in the presence of sunlight or heat. To prevent this, it is kept in coloured bottles.