Multiple choice

Directions: The following items consist of two statements, one labelled as Assertion (A) and the other labelled as Reason (R). You are to examine these two statements carefully and decide if the Assertion (A) and the Reason (R) are individually true and if so, whether the reason is a correct explanation of the Assertion. Select your answer to these items using the codes given below.

Assertion: Increasing desertification of arable land and the dropping water table have rung alarm bells among those connected with agriculture. The department of agricultural research has initiated talks with Israel for transfer of latest techniques of drip irrigation to India. Reason: Drip irrigation helps in conserving precious natural resources like water without sacrificing the yield from the fields and orchards.

  1. If A & R are correct and R is a correct explanation for A.

  2. If A & R are correct but R is not a suitable explanation for it.

  3. If A is true but R is incorrect.

  4. If R is true but A is incorrect.

  5. Both A & R are incorrect.
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A Correct answer
Explanation

Both A and R are correct and R suitably explains the reasoning behind asking for latest know how on drip irrigation.

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