Question

Assertion (A) - Natural resources must be consumed at a rate faster than the rate of replenishment.

Reason (R) - Renewable resources can get replenished only if we consume them.

• 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. Both A and R are false.

Answer 1

The correct option is D Both A and R are false.

Renewable resources are those resources that can get replenished as we use them. They are also called non-exhaustible resources. For example, air, water, and sunlight. However, all these resources can get replenished only if we consume them at a rate that is slower than their rates of replenishment.