Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

Geography

Chapter

Fundamentals of Human Geography: Transport and Communication

Question:
Assertion: There is heavy traffic on Suez Canal.
Reasoning: . The tolls on Suez Canal are so heavy that some find it cheaper to go by the longer Cape Route whenever the consequent delay is not important.
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 but R is not the correct explanation of A.
Explanation:
About 100 ships travel daily and each ship takes 10-12 hours to cross this canal. The tolls are so heavy that some find it cheaper to go by the longer Cape Route whenever the consequent delay is not important.