Civil Services Prep

Prelims MCQ · Geography

Consider the following Assertion and Reason:

Assertion (A): The major rivers of the Himalayan drainage system are perennial.

Reason (R): They receive water from both melting snow and precipitation.

Which one of the following is correct?

  1. A is correct, but R is incorrect
  2. Both A and R are correct, but R is not the correct explanation of A
  3. Both A and R are correct, and R is the correct explanation of A
  4. A is incorrect, but R is correct
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