Multiple choice

Directions: The following question consists of two statements, one labelled as 'Assertion' and the other labelled as 'Reason'. You are to examine these two statements carefully and decide if the Assertion and the Reason are individually true and if so, whether the Reason is correct explanation of the Assertion.

Assertion: Most of the hot deserts of the world are located on the west coast between 20 to 30 degree latitudes. Reason: It is at these latitudes that equatorial air falls down toward the Earth's surface.

Select your answer to this question using the codes given below.

  1. If both assertion and reason are true and statement 2 is the correct explanation for statement 1

  2. If both assertion and reason are true but statement 2 is not the correct explanation for statement 1

  3. If assertion is true but reason is wrong

  4. If reason is correct but assertion itself is wrong
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Explanation

The great expanses of the world's desert lie between 20 degrees to 30 degrees north and south latitude. It is here that equatorial air falls down toward the Earth's surface and rainfall is rare because rain usually occurs when air begins to rise, not fall. The equatorial air that is falling prevents most air from rising. North Africa, southwestern North America, the Middle East, and Australia support the largest hot deserts.

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