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Target Exam

CUET

Subject

Geography

Chapter

India-People and Economy: Land resources and Agriculture

Question:

Assertion: The areas receiving high annual rainfall in India are vulnerable to both droughts and floods.
Reasoning: The areas receiving high annual rainfall experience considerable fluctuations in rainfall.

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:

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

Explanation:

Even the areas receiving high annual rainfall experience considerable fluctuations. This makes them vulnerable to both droughts and floods. When there is high rainfall, there are floods and when the rainfall is less, there are droughts. Drought is a common phenomenon in the low rainfall areas, which may also experience occasional floods.

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