Biology
Assertion (A): Draught animals are mostly found in regions of prolonged shortage of rainfall.
Reason (R): Draught animals such as bullocks, horses and bulls are reared for doing heavy work.
- Both A and R are true.
- Both A and R are false.
- A is true and R is false.
- A is false and R is true.
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A is false and R is true.
Explanation — Draught animals are those animals which are reared for doing heavy work such as bullocks, camels, elephants, horses, donkeys and mules. However, they are not specifically found only in regions with prolonged rainfall shortages.
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