There are two statements marked as Assertion (A) and Reason (R). Mark your answer as per the options given below.

Assertion: India has almost unlimited potential for producing solar energy.
Reasoning: India is a tropical country.

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

The correct answer is Option 1: Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true, and Reason (R) is the correct explanation of Assertion (A).

• Assertion (A) is true because India has significant potential for producing wind and solar energy due to its vast coastline for wind energy and abundant sunlight for solar energy.

• Reason (R) is also true and explains the assertion correctly. As a tropical country, India receives a large amount of sunlight throughout the year, which contributes to its potential for solar energy production.

" Both commercial and non-commercial sources of energy are known as conventional sources of energy. There are three other sources of energy which are commonly termed as non-conventional sources — solar energy, wind energy and tidal power. Being a tropical country, India has almost unlimited potential for producing all three types of energy if some appropriate cost effective technologies are used. "