State PCS PYQPrelims 2022

UPPCS · प्रश्न 131

Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion (A) and the other as Reason (R). Assertion (A): Phytoplankton grow in abundance in the limnetic zone. Reason (R): Limnetic zone is the open water zone. Select the correct answer using the code given below.

  1. (A) is true but (R) is false
  2. Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)
  3. (A) is false but (R) is true
  4. Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A)
उत्तर देखें और व्याख्या

उत्तर: (B) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)

व्याख्या

The limnetic zone is the open, well-lit surface water of a lake, ideal for phytoplankton.