Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

Geography

Chapter

India-People and Economy: Land resources and Agriculture

Question:

Assertion: After partition, the proportion of irrigated areas in Independent India decreased substantially.
Reasoning: During partition, about half of the irrigated land in undivided India went to Pakistan.

Options:

Both Assertion (A) and reasoning (R) are correct and R is the correct explanation of A.

Both Assertion (A) and reasoning (R) are correct and but R is not the correct explanation of A.

Assertion (A) is true but Reasoning (R) is not correct.

Assertion (A) is not true but Reasoning (R) is correct.

Correct Answer:

Assertion (A) is true but Reasoning (R) is not correct.

Explanation:

During partition, about one-third of the irrigated land in undivided India went to Pakistan. This reduced the proportion of irrigated area in Independent India.