State PCS PYQPrelims 2025

UPPCS · प्रश्न 24

Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion (A) and the other as Reason (R). Assertion (A): The interior part of Australia is desert and semi-desert. Reason (R): Northern Australia is situated in the temperate zone. Select the correct answer using the code given below.

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

उत्तर: (D) (A) is true, but (R) is false

व्याख्या

Australia's interior is arid (Great Victoria, Gibson, Simpson deserts), but northern Australia lies in the tropics, so the Reason is false.