Assertion (A) : Bangalore receives much higher average annual rainfall than that of Mangalore. Reason (R) : Bangalore has the benefit of receiving rainfall both from south-west and north-east monsoons.
✓ Correct answer: d) A is false but R is true UPSC GS Paper-I PYQs 410
ExplanationAssertion (A) is false : Mangalore, being a coastal city on the western coast of India, receives significantly more rain- fall than Bangalore.Coastal areas in this region are directly im- pacted by the southwest monsoon.Reason (R) is true : Bangalore does receive rainfall from both the southwest and northeast monsoons.However, the amount of rainfall from the northeast monsoon is relatively small, and the rainfall from the southwest monsoon is also less compared to coastal areas like Mangalore.While the reason is true, it does not explain why Bangalore would have more rainfall than Mangalore; in fact, the opposite is the case.Thus, Assertion (A) is false but Reason (R) is true.293
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