Question 2 - Assertion Reasoning - Chapter 4 Class 9 Geography - Climate - Geography

In the questions given below, there are two statements marked as Assertion (A) and Reason (R). Read the statements and choose the correct option.

Assertion (A): The Indian subcontinent is a part of the ancient landmass of Gondwanaland that drifted away due to plate tectonics. 

Reason (R): The Indian subcontinent collided with the Eurasian plate and formed the Himalayas.

Options: 

(a) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A). 

(b) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is not the correct explanation of (A). 

(C) (A) is correct but (R) is wrong. 

(d) (A) is wrong but (R) is correct.

Answer:

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• Assertion (A): The Indian subcontinent was indeed a part of the ancient landmass of Gondwanaland that broke up and drifted away due to the movement of tectonic plates.
  
  
• Reason (R) : The Indian plate moved northward and collided with the Eurasian plate, resulting in the formation of the Himalayan mountain range. 
  
  
• Therefore, both statements are true. However, the reason statement does not explain why the Indian subcontinent drifted away from Gondwanaland, but rather what happened after it drifted away. 

Thus,

• • Assertion is true . 
  • Reasoning is true 
  • And, the reasoning is not the correct explanation of assertion.

So, the correct answer is (b).

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