Question

Assertion (A): There is excessive pressure on sugar factories during harvest time.

Reason (R): About the entire crop of sugarcane is harvested at the same time.

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:

Both A and R are true; harvesting nearly the entire crop simultaneously creates a short, heavy supply period that overloads factories during the crushing season.