Question

Assertion :Mangroves are very specialised forest ecosystems of tropical and subtropical regions bordering certain sea coasts. Reason: They stabilise the shoreline and act as bulwark against reproachment by sea.

• A. Both A and R are true but R is the correct explanation of A
• B. Both A and R are true but R is not a 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 but R is the correct explanation of A

Mangroves are those forest ecosystems whose vegetation tolerates both relatively high water salinity and These ecosystems of tropical and subtropical inter-tidal regions bordering the sheltered sea coasts and estuaries, they stabilize the shoreline and act as a bulwark against encroachments by the sea. Both statements are true.

So, the correct option is 'Both A and R are true but R is the correct explanation of A'.