Geography
Assertion (A): Sugarcane exhausts the fertility of the soil.
Reason (R): Sugarcane is a perennial crop.
- 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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Answer
Both A and R are true but R does not explain A.
Explanation — Sugarcane exhausts the fertility of the soil because of its high nutrient demand, not because its a perennial crop. Hence, Reason (R) does not correctly explain Assertion (A).
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