Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

Economics

Chapter

Indian Economic Development: Environment and Sustainable Development

Question:

In the question given below there are 2 statements marked as Assertion (A) and Reason (R). Choose the correct alternative from the following options.

Assertion (A)- Non-renewable resources are abundant in nature.

Reason (R)- Conventional source of energy will get exhausted after several years of usage.

Options:

Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation.

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

(A) Is true but (R) is false.            

(A) Is false but (R) is true.

Correct Answer:

(A) Is false but (R) is true.

Explanation:

Non-renewable resources are those resources which do not get renewed quickly, for example: coal, natural gas etc. These resources are not abundant in nature.