Q.

Assertion: It is advised to have iodised salt in our diet.
Reason: It prevents us from goitre.

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.

(1)

Iodine is very necessary for the production of the hormone thyroxine, lack of thyroxine causes goitre in the body. So, iodine is necessary to prevent goitre. Thus, both assertion and reason are correct and reason is the correct explanation of the assertion