Paper 1 · People, Development and Environment
Assertion (A): Deforestation during the recent decade has led to climate change, soil erosion, landslides and loss of biodiversity. Reason (R): The maximum loss of forest lands in India is caused by agriculture, due to increasing populations and increased requirement of food production. Choose the correct answer.
ABoth (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)
BBoth (A) and (R) are true but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A) ✓ Correct
C(A) is true, but (R) is false
D(A) is false, but (R) is true
Correct answer: (B) Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A) — Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A), so that is the answer.
Explanation
★Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A), so that is the answer.
★The assertion lists the harms of deforestation, such as erosion and biodiversity loss.
★The reason states that agriculture causes the most forest loss in India.
★Both statements are true on their own.
★But the cause of forest loss does not explain the harmful effects listed in the assertion.
★So both are true, yet (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
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