Question

Assertion (A): India has enormous possibilities of production of solar energy.

Reason (R): Most of the land area of India falls under the cold zone.

Options

• 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.

Answer 1

(A) is true, but (R) is false.

Explanation:

India is a tropical country and therefore has very high solar insolation giving it enormous potential for solar energy. Most of Indian territory is tropical/temperate (only the Himalayan region is cold), so it is incorrect to say most of India falls under the cold zone.