Question

Assertion (A): Irrigation is practised in large parts of India.

Reason (R): India has a variety of soil types.

Options

• (A) is true and (R) is false.

• (A) is false and (R) is true.

• 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).

Answer 1

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

Explanation:

Irrigation is widespread mainly because of uneven, seasonal and unreliable monsoon and varying crop-water needs; varied soils affect how much irrigation is needed, but do not by themselves explain its wide practice.