Question

Assertion (A): Tree breaks play an important role in preventing soil erosion.

Reason (R): Deforestation leads to soil erosion.

Options

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

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

• (A) is false and (R) is true.

• (A) is true and (R) is false.

Answer 1

(A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).

Explanation:

Remote-sensing satellites collect consistent, frequent, wide-area digital data on atmosphere, oceans and land, so they can monitor landforms, air quality, rates of deforestation and cyclones – which directly explains why they are a good tool for gathering environmental information.