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SSC Geography Sample Paper NCERT Sample Paper-1

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    Assertion: Mangroves are very specialized forest ecosystem of tropical and sub-tropical regions bordering certain sea coasts. Reason (R): They stabilise the shoreline and act as bulwark against encroachments by sea. In the context of the above two statements, which of the following is correct?

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

    B)  Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A

    C)  A is true but R is false

    D)  A is false but R is true

    Correct Answer: A

    Solution :

    [a] Both the statements are true and R is the correct explanation of A because mangroves stabilise the shoreline and act as bulwark against encroachment by sea which make them specialized forest eco-system of tropical and sub-tropical regions bordering certain sea coasts. This is the reason that the government of India has taken several steps to protect mangroves on the Indian coasts especially the Sundarbans mangroves.


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