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Read the given statements, labelled Assertion (A) and Reason (R), and select the most appropriate option with respect to them. Statements: -

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Question

Read the given statements, labelled Assertion (A) and Reason (R), and select the most appropriate option with respect to them.

Statements:

A. Deforestation is undesirable because of its heavy impact on soil erosion.

R. Erosion of soil from the surface due to heavy and intense precipitation is accelerated due to the cutting of trees on a mass scale.

Options

  • Both statements 'A' and 'R' are true but 'R' is not the correct explanation of' A'.

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

  • Both statements 'A' and 'R' are false.

  • Statement 'A' is true but statement 'R' is false.

MCQ

Solution

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

Explanation -

(A) Soil erosion is severely impacted by deforestation, making it undesirable. (A) is a true statement.

(R) Mass tree-cutting hastens the soil erosion from the surface brought on by heavy and strong precipitation.

Both statement (R) and its explanation (R) are true.

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