The statement below is followed by four options. Each option is related to the item in the statement, but only one is always true. Select the option that always holds and makes the statement true.
"A mountain always has ______."
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 1
The correct answer is Option (1) → Slopes
The answer must hold for every mountain, without exception. An option that is present in most cases but can be missing in even one case is not always true.
Option (1) Slopes — a mountain is land that rises well above its surroundings with slopes on its sides; without slopes it would be flat land, so this is always true.
Option (2) Snow on top — low mountains and mountains in warm regions, such as the Western Ghats, have no snow.
Option (3) Thick forests — bare rocky mountains in deserts and high peaks above the tree line have no forests.
Option (4) A river starting from it — mountains in dry deserts give rise to no river.