Assertion (A): Black cotton soils are clay and exhibit characteristic property of swelling.Reason (R): These clays contain Montmorillonite which attracts external water into its lattice structure.

Both A and R are true and R is not the correct explanation of A

Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A

Assertion (A): Black cotton soils are clay and exhibit characteristic

1.	Assertion (A): Black cotton soils are clay and exhibit characteristic property of swelling.Reason (R): These clays contain Montmorillonite which attracts external water into its lattice structure.
A.	Both A and R are true and R is not the correct explanation of A
B.	Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
C.	A is false but R is true
D.	A is true but R is false
Answer» C. A is false but R is true

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