Geography
Assertion (A): Transport system is like the arteries and veins in the human body.
Reason (R): Transportation helps in the better utilisation of the resources.
- 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 — Transportation helps in the better utilisation of the resources as it helps in connecting one part of the country with the other; it facilitates, the movement of raw materials, fuel, machinery, to the points of production and finished goods to the points of marketing and consumption. Hence, it is like the arteries and veins in the human body.
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