Question

Direction: Choose the correct option:

Assertion (A): Paddy is grown in rain season.
Reason (R): Paddy is a kharif crop.

• A. Both assertion(A) and reason(R) are true and reason(R) is the correct explanation for assertion(A).
• B. Assertion(A) is true and reason(R) is false.
• C. Both assertion(A) and reason(R) are true, but reason(R) is not the correct explanation for assertion.
• D. Assertion(A) is false and reason(R) is false.

Answer 1

The correct option is C Both assertion(A) and reason(R) are true, but reason(R) is not the correct explanation for assertion.

Correct answer: (b) Both assertion(A) and reason(R) are true, but reason(R) is not the correct explanation for assertion.

• Paddy is called a Kharif crop since it gets cultivated in the rainy season.
• Paddy is cultivated in the rainy season because its growth requires retention/large amounts of water.
• Hence the correct option is (b).