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ICSE Class 10 Geography Question 20 of 24

Agriculture — III: Cash Crops (1) — Question 7

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Question 7

Assertion (A): Sugarcane exhausts the fertility of the soil.

Reason (R): Sugarcane is a perennial crop.

  1. Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
  2. Both A and R are true but R does not explain A.
  3. A is true but R is false.
  4. A is false but R is true.
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).