Question

Assertion (S): Cotton is grown in alluvial soils

Reason(R): Alluvial soils are very fertile

1. Reason(R): Alluvial soils are very fertile
2. Both S and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of S.
3. S is true and R is false.
4. S is false and R is true.

Answer 1

Correct Answer - Option 4 : S is false and R is true.

Assertion (S): Cotton is grown in alluvial soils

Cotton is grown in alluvial soils as well as in black soil. Therefore, the assertion is not completely correct or it is incorrect.

Reason(R): Alluvial soils are very fertile

Alluvial soils are very fertile because it contains silt and sand carried by the water of rivers. Therefore, the reason is correct.

Hence, the correct answer is S is false and R is true.