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Choose the correct alternative from the following :

Assertion (A) : Legumes revive the soil fertility.
Reason (R) : Microbes in the root nodules of legumes fix the atmospheric nitrogen.

Option:
A. Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
B. Both A and R are true but R is NOT the correct explanation of A.
C. A is true but R is false.
D. A is false but R is true.
E. Both A and R are false.
Answer: A . Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.

Justification:

The root nodules of leguminous plants contain certain nitrogen fixing bacteria which absorb the atmospheric nitrogen and convert it into nitrogeneous compounds useful for the plants reviving soil fertility.

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