Question

Assertion (A): Vegetation in the Tropical Desert cannot survive drought-like conditions.

Reason (R): The acacia or babool trees have developed long tap roots.

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

A is false but R is true.

Explanation:

Vegetation in the Tropical Desert can survive drought-like conditions because the acacia or babool trees have developed long tap roots that reach deep groundwater. This adaptation helps them survive drought conditions. Hence, the assertion that vegetation in the Tropical Desert cannot survive drought-like conditions is false, but the reason given is true.