Geography
Assertion (A): Cherrapunji, which receives about 11,000 mm of rainfall annually, suffers from acute shortage of drinking water.
Reason (R): Most of the rain falling on the surface tends to flow away rapidly, leaving very little for the recharge of groundwater.
- Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
- Both A and R are true but R does not explain A.
- A is true but R is false.
- A is false but R is true.
Answer
Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
Explanation — Rainfall in India occurs in short spells of high intensity due to which most of the rain falling on the surface tends to flow away rapidly, leaving very little for the recharge of groundwater. This in turn causes Cherrapunji to suffer from acute shortage of drinking water.
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