Assertion: Sulpha drug contain sulphonamide group.
Reasoning: Salvarsan is a sulpha drug.
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
he correct answer is 3. Assertion (A) is true but Reasoning (R) is not correct.
Assertion (A) is true. Sulfa drugs contain a sulfonamide group. Sulfonamides are synthetic drugs that work by interfering with the growth of bacteria. They are used to treat a variety of infections, such as pneumonia, urinary tract infections, and meningitis.
Reasoning (R) is not correct. Salvarsan is not a sulfa drug. It is an arsenic-based drug that was used to treat syphilis. Salvarsan does not contain a sulfonamide group.