Question

Assertion (A): Sugarcane grows well in tropical regions with rainfall well distributed throughout the year.

Reason (R): The sucrose content decreases if heavy rains continue for long and a rainfall deficiency produces a fibrous crop.

Options

• Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.

• Both A and R are true but R does not explain A.

• A is true but R is false.

• A is false but R is true.

Answer 1

Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.

Explanation:

Sugarcane grows well in tropical regions with well-distributed rainfall throughout the year. However, prolonged heavy rains reduce sucrose content, and insufficient rainfall leads to a fibrous crop, thus explaining the conditions for optimal sugarcane growth and quality of the crop.