Question

Assertion [A]: South America does not play host to intermontane plateaus.

Reason [R]: Intermontane plateaus are those that surround mountains.

• A. [A] and [R] are false.
• B. [A] is true but [R] is false.
• C. [A] and [R] are true and [R] is the correct justification for [A].
• D. [A] and [R] are true but [R] is not the correct justification for [A].

Answer 1

The correct option is A [A] and [R] are false.

Intermontane plateaus are those that are surrounded by mountains. In South America, the Andes Mountain range runs in three parallel ranges, sometimes close to each other and sometimes farther apart. In the case of the latter, plateaus are formed. It is here that one may find these intermontane plateaus.