Environment & Ecology · Environmental Science
Given below are two statements: one is labeled as Assertion (A) and the other is labeled as Reason (R).
Assertion (A): Large dams on rivers tend to reduce the fertility of land areas in the river floodplain.
Reason (R): Dams reduce the deposition of nutrient-rich silt over land areas in the river floodplain.
In the light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer:
Assertion (A): Large dams on rivers tend to reduce the fertility of land areas in the river floodplain.
Reason (R): Dams reduce the deposition of nutrient-rich silt over land areas in the river floodplain.
In the light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer:
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Both (A) and (R) are correct and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)
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