Geography
Assertion (A): The Labrador Current remains frozen for nine months.
Reason (R): The cold Arctic Current is responsible for frozen seas of the Labrador Current.
- 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 and R is the correct explanation of A.
Explanation — The Labrador Current remains frozen for nine months on account of the influence of the cold Arctic Current.
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