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Assertion [A]: Landslides are naturally caused disasters.

Reason [R]: Activities such as mining and deforestation can cause landslides.

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[A] and [R] are true and [R] is the correct justification for [A].
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[A] is false and [R] is true.
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[A] and [R] are false.
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[A] is true but [R] is false.
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Solution

The correct option is B [A] is false and [R] is true.
  • Landslides may be caused by natural causes as well as man-made ones.
  • Activities such as mining and deforestation can contribute to increasing the possibility of landslides occurring.
  • Mining operations that use blasting techniques often cause landslides in other areas at the risk of sliding due to vibrations under the soil.
  • Deforestation is another cause of landslides because there are no trees left to hold the soil after deforestation.
  • As a result, the whole area becomes prone to landslides.

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