Science · Conservation of Plants and Animals
Read the following statements: Assertion (A): Deforestation can significantly increase the frequency and intensity of floods. Reasoning (R): The water infiltration rate into the soil is greatly reduced due to the loss of vegetation cover. Choose the correct option.
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- 1Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is not the correct explanation for (A).
- 2Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation for (A).✓
- 3(A) is false but (R) is true.
- 4(A) is true but (R) is false.
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Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation for (A).
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