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Assertion (A): Alok bought a big car and will need a lot of petrol to run. Reason (R): All cars need petrol to run.

Both (A) and (R) are true, and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
(A) is true, but (R) is false.
(A) is false, but (R) is true.

Correct Answer: (A) is true, but (R) is false.

Explanation:

The reason is factually incorrect.

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