Question

Assertion: Thermal power stations are usually located near the coalfields.

Reason: Transporting coal over short distance decreases the cost of production.

Options

• Both Assertion and Reason are true and Reason is the correct explanation for Assertion.

• Both Assertion and Reason are true but Reason is not the correct explanation for Assertion.

• Assertion is true and Reason is false.

• Both Assertion and Reason are false.

Answer 1

Both Assertion and Reason are true and Reason is the correct explanation for Assertion.