Correct answer: (c) All the three
Explanation
- A
Only one
Only one. Cigarette filters, lenses and tyres all contain plastic polymers.
- B
Only two
Only two. The official count is all three.
- C
All the three
All the three. Cigarette butts (cellulose acetate), eyeglass lenses (polycarbonate/CR-39) and car tyres (synthetic rubber plus polymers) all contain plastic.
- D
None
None. Each listed item has a plastic component.
Summary. Official Set A key is (c) all three. A cigarette butt is mostly a cellulose-acetate filter. Spectacle lenses are plastic resins. A car tyre is natural and synthetic rubber with polymer fillers and a plasticised bead. Microplastics from all three are in the environment story. None of the three is plastic-free, so ‘only one’ or ‘only two’ under-counts.
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