Question

Q. Directions: Given below are two statements labelled as Assertion (A) and Reason (R).

Assertion: Most of the peninsular rivers drain into the Bay of Bengal.
Reason: The peninsular plateau is sloping eastwards.

In the context of the two statements, which of the following is correct?

• 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.
  A is false but R is true.

Answer 1

The correct option is A

Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
Explanation:

Assertion is correct: Deccan, the entire southern peninsula of India south of the Narmada River, marked centrally by a high triangular tableland. The Deccan’s average elevation is about 2,000 feet (600 metres), sloping generally eastward. Its principal rivers—the Godavari, Krishna, and Kaveri (Cauvery)—flow from the Western Ghats eastward to the Bay of Bengal.

Reason is true and corr:ect explanation of Assertion: The pattern of flow of peninsular rivers from west to east proves that the general elevation of the plateau is from the west to the east.