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Water Resources — Geography STD 10 — Question

ICSE BoardEnglish MediumSTD 10GeographyWater Resources1 Mark
MCQ
Assertion (A): Tank irrigation needs hard impervious underground rocks but soft rocks too are useful
Reason (R): Hard rocks prevent percolation and make water available on the surface but in second case, the percolated water raises the ground water table.
  • A
    Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
  • B
    Both A and R are true and R is the not correct explanation of A
  • C
    A is true but R is false.
  • ✓
    A is false but R is true
✓

Answer

Correct option: D.
A is false but R is true
(D) A is false but R is true.

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