Question

Assertion (A): In recent years, a lot of effort has gone into developing drought resistant crops and dry farming techniques.
Reason (R): Even today, agriculture remains the largest consumer of water.

Choose the appropriate answer regarding the above statements.

• A. Both A and R are true, and R is the correct explanation of A.
• B. Both A and R are true, but R is not the correct explanation of A.
• C. A is true, but R is false.
• D. A is false, but R is true.

Answer 1

The correct option is A Both A and R are true, and R is the correct explanation of A.

With the increase in population, the demand for water naturally increased. Water consumption for domestic purposes also increased. To meet food requirements, agriculture had to expand and the amount of water used here saw a rise as well.

Even to this day, agriculture remains the largest consumer of water. In order to decrease this dependency of agriculture on water at least by some extent, a lot of effort has gone into developing drought resistant crops and dry farming techniques in recent years.