Q158. Assertion (A) : Eastern coast of India produces more rice than the western coast. Reason (R) : Eastern coast receives more rainfall than the western coast.

Assertion (A) : Bangalore receives much higher average annual rainfall than that of Mangalore. Reason (R) : Bangalore has the benefit of receiving rainfall both

Assertion (A) : The percentage of net sown area in the total area of Andhra Pradesh is less as compared to that of West Bengal. Reason (R) : The soil of most of

Assertion (A): West-flowing rivers of Peninsular India have no deltas. Reason (R): These rivers do not carry any alluvial sediments.

Assertion (A) : River Kalinadi is an east-flowing river in the southern part of India. Reason (R) : The Deccan Plateau is higher along its western edge and gent

Assertion (A) : India does not export natural rubber. Reason (R) : About 97% of India’s demand for natural rubber is met from domestic production.

Assertion (A) : Ganga plain is the most densely populated part of India. Reason (R) : Ganga is the most harnessed river of India.

Assertion (A): Information technology is fast becoming a very important field of activity in India. Reason (R) : Software is one of the major exports of the cou

Assertion (A): Information technology is fast becoming a very important field of activity in India. Reason (R): Software is one of the major exports of the coun

Assertion (A) : In Australia, cattle rearing is done more for meat than for milk. Reason (R) : Australians are traditionally non vegetarians

Assertion (A) : Anticyclonic conditions are formed in the winter season when atmospheric pressure is high and air temperatures are low. Reason (R) : Winter rain

Assertion (A) : 60° - 65° latitudes in both the hemispheres have a low pressure belt instead of high pressure. Reason (R) : The low pressure areas are permanent

Assertion (A): Ashoka annexed Kalinga to the Mauryan Empire. Reason (R): Kalinga controlled the land and sea routes to South India.

Assertion (A) : The amount of moisture in the atmosphere is related to latitude. Reason (R) : The capacity to hold moisture in the form of water vapour is relat

Assertion (A): Areas lying within five to eight degrees latitude on either side of the equator receive rainfall throughout the year. Reason (R): High temperatur

Assertion (A) : Unlike temperate forests, the tropical rain forests, if cleared, can yield productive farmland that can support intensive agriculture for severa

Assertion (A) : There are no tea plantations in any African country. Reason (R) : Tea plants need fertile soil with high humus.

Assertion (A) : The frequency of floods in north Indian plains has increased during the last couple of decades. Reason (R) : There has been a reduction in the d

Assertion (A) : During the neap tides. The high tide is lower and the low tide is higher than usual. Reason (R) : The neap tide, unlike the spring tide, occurs

Assertion (A): India’s software exports increased at an average growth rate of 50% since 1995-96. Reason (R) : Indian software companies were cost-effective and

Given below are two statements one labelled as Assertion (A) and the other labelled as Reason (R). Assertion (A) : Areas near the equator receive rainfall throu

Assertion (A): Artificial satellites are always launched from the earth in the eastward direction. Reason (R): The earth rotates from west to east and so the sa

Assertion (A): Coal-based thermal power stations contribute to acid-rain. Reason (R): Oxides of carbon are emitted when coal burns.

Assertion (A) : The surface winds spiral inwards upon the centre of the cyclone. Reason (R) : Air descends in the centre of the cyclone.

Assertion (A): According to statistics, more female children are born each year than male children in India. Reason (R) : In India, the death rate of a male chi

Assertion (A) : Wind patterns are clockwise in the Northern Hemisphere and anti-clockwise in the Southern Hemisphere. Reason (R) : The directions of wind patter

Assertion (A): The boiling point of water decreases as the altitude increases. Reason (R): The atmospheric pressure increases with altitude. Codes: (a) Both A a

Assertion (A) : Devaluation of a currency may promote export. Reason (R): Price of the country’s products in the international market may fall due to devaluatio

Assertion (A) : The rate of growth of India’s exports has shown an appreciable increase after 1991. Reason (R) : The Govt. of India has resorted to devaluation.

Assertion (A) : Thickness of the atmosphere is maximum over the Equator. Reason (R) : High insolation and strong convection currents occur over the Equator.

Assertion (A): Harshavardhana convened the Prayag Assembly. Reason (R): He wanted to popularize only the Mahayana form of Buddhism.

Assertion (A) : Chile continues to be an important producer of copper in the world. Reason (R) : Chile is endowed with the world’s largest deposit of porphyry c

Assertion (A) : The same face of the moon is always presented to the earth. Reason (R) : The moon rotates about its own axis in 23 and half days which is about

Assertion (A) : Fiscal deficit is greater than budgetary deficit. Reason (R) : Fiscal deficit is the borrowing from the Reserve Bank of India plus other liabili

Assertion (A): At first, the Turkish administration in India was essentially military. Reason (R): The country was parcelled out as ‘Iqtas’ among leading milita

Assertion (A): The Congress Ministries in all the provinces resigned in the year 1939. Reason (R): The Congress did not accept the decision of the Viceroy to de

Consider the following Assertion (A): For the first time, India had no trade deficit in the year 2002-03. Reason (R): For the first time, India’s exports crosse

Assertion (A): During the time of Akbar, for every ten cavalrymen, the mansabdars had to maintain twenty horses. Reason (R): Horses had to be rested while on ma

Assertion (A):According to the Wavell Plan, the number of Hindu and Muslim members in the Executive Council were to be equal. Reason (R): Wavell thought that th

Assertion (A) : Existence of human life on Venus is highly improbable. Reason (R): Venus has extremely high level of carbon dioxide in its atmosphere.

Assertion (A): Partition of Bengal in 1905 brought to an end the moderates’ role in the Indian freedom movement. Reason (R): The Surat session of Indian Nationa

Assertion (A): In India, every State has a High Court in its territory. Reason (R): The Constitution of India provides a High Court in each State. Codes:

Consider the following: Assertion (A) : During the year 2001-02, the value of India’s total exports declined, registering a negative growth of 2.17 %. Reason (R

Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion (A) and the other labelled as Reason (R): Assertion (A): Mangroves are very specialised forest ecosyst

Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion (A) and the other labelled as Reason (R): Assertion (A) : Though India’s national income has gone up s

Assertion (A) : Balance of Payments represents a better Picture of a country’s economic transactions with the rest of the world than the Balance of Trade. Reaso

Assertion (A): Muhammad bin Tughlaq issued a new gold coin which was called Dinar by Ibn Batutah. Reason (R): Muhammad bin Tughlaq wanted to issue token currenc

Assertion (A): The emphasis of Jainism on non-violence (ahimsa) prevented agriculturalists from embracing Jainism. Reason (R): Cultivation involved killing of i

Assertion (A): Gandhi stopped the Non-Cooperation Movement in 1922. Reason (R): Violence at Chauri-Chaura led him to stop the movement.

Assertion (A): An iron ball floats on mercury but gets immersed in water. Reason (R): The specific gravity of iron is more than that of mercury. Codes:

Assertion (A): The first ever Bill to make primary education compulsory in India was rejected in 1911. Reason (R): Discontent would have increased if every cult

Assertion (A): The weight of a body decreases with the increase of altitude on earth. Reason (R): The earth is not a perfect sphere. Codes:

Assertion (A): The Council of Ministers in the Union of India is collectively responsible both to the Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha. Reason (R): The Members of both

Consider the following statements : Statement-I : The atmosphere is heated more by incoming solar radiation than by terrestrial radiation. Statement-I

Consider the following statements : Statement-I : Thickness of the troposphere at the equator is much greater as compared to poles. Statement-II : At

Which of the following is/are correct inference/inferences from isothermal maps in the month of January? 1. The isotherms deviate to the north over th

Consider the following statements: Statement-I: Rainfall is one of the reasons for the weathering of rocks. Statement-II: Rain water contains carbon d

Consider the following : 1. Pyroclastic debris 2. Ash and dust 3. Nitrogen compounds 4. Sulphur compounds How many of the above are products of volcan

With reference to the Himalayan rivers joining the Ganga downstream of Prayagraj from West to East, which one of the following sequences is correct?

The longest border between any two countries in the world is between :

Consider the following statements : 1. The Red Sea receives very little precipitation in any form. 2. No water enters the Red Sea from rivers. Which o