Question 1 - Assertion Reasoning - Chapter 2 Class 9 Geography - Physical Features of India - Geography

In the question given below, there are two statements marked as Assertion (A) and Reason (R). Read the statements and choose the correct option.

Assertion: The Himalayas represent the loftiest and one of the most rugged mountain barriers of the world.

Reason: The Himalayas are the most recent landforms.

Options:

(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 correct but R is wrong.

(d) A is wrong but R is correct.

Answer :

So, the correct answer is (B)

Explanation :

• Assertion: The Himalayas represent the loftiest and one of the most rugged mountain barriers of  the world. They are geologically young and structurally fold mountains stretching over the northern borders of India. So, this is true.
• Reason: The Himalayas are the most recent  landforms. So, this is also true.
•  Reasoning is not the correct explanation for Assertion as the statements are not related.

Thus, 

• Assertion is true
• Reason is true
• R is not the correct statement for A.

So, the correct answer is (B).