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Target Exam

CUET

Subject

Geography

Chapter

Fundamentals of Human Geography: Transport and Communication

Question:

Assertion: It costs the same to communicate over 500 km as it does over 5,000 km via satellite.

Reasoning: The unit cost and time of communication provided by satellite communication is invariant in terms of distance.

Options:

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

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

(A) is true and (R) is false

(A) is false and (R) is true

Correct Answer:

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

Explanation:

Satellite communication provide the unit cost and time of communication invariant/ irrespective in terms of distance. This means it costs the same to communicate over 500 km as it does over 5,000 km via satellite.

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