Geography
Assertion (A): The cotton crop is harvested in three to four pickings as the bolls mature.
Reason (R): Yield of cotton decreases with successive pickings.
- 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.
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Both A and R are true but R does not explain A.
Explanation — Cotton is picked in stages because bolls mature at different times. Though yields do drop with each picking, that isn't the main reason for multiple harvests. So, both statements are true, but R doesn't explain A.
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