Question

Given below are two statements: one is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other is labelled as Reason (R).
Assertion (A): Western Rajasthan region suffers from chronic deficiency of water and frequent droughts.
Reason (R): Western Rajasthan is a region of low average annual rainfall and also of low average annual variability of rainfall.
In the light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below:

• A. Both (A) and (R) are correct and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)
• B. Both (A) and (R) are correct but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A)
• C. (A) is correct but (R) is not correct
• D. (A) is not correct but (R) is correct

Hint:

Rule of Thumb: Lower the total rainfall, higher the variability (unreliability).

Answer 1

The Correct Option is C