Assertion (A) >: Areas lying within five to eight degrees latitude on either side of the equator receive rainfall throughout the year. Reason (R) >: High temperatures and high humidity cause convectional rain to fall mostly in the afternoons near the equa

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Q: 113 (IAS/2003)

Assertion (A): Areas lying within five to eight degrees latitude on either side of the equator receive rainfall throughout the year.
Reason (R): High temperatures and high humidity cause convectional rain to fall mostly in the afternoons near the equator.

question_subject: 

Geography

question_exam: 

IAS

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0,169,20,169,13,1,6

keywords: 

{'convectional rain': [0, 0, 2, 0], 'rainfall': [4, 1, 7, 3], 'equator': [10, 0, 6, 7], 'degrees latitude': [0, 0, 1, 0], 'high humidity': [1, 1, 1, 0], 'afternoons': [0, 0, 2, 0], 'high temperatures': [0, 2, 1, 2]}

Option 1: Both A and R are individually true and R is the correct explanation of A - This is the correct answer. Assertion A states that areas lying within five to eight degrees latitude on either side of the equator receive rainfall throughout the year. The reason, R, explains that high temperatures and high humidity cause convectional rain to fall mostly in the afternoons near the equator, which verifies the continuous rainfall in these areas described in A.

Option 2: Both A and R are individually true but R is NOT the correct explanation of A - This option is incorrect because R actually provides the correct explanation for A.

Option 3: A is true but R is false - This option is incorrect because both A and R are true, and R explains A accurately.

Option 4: A is false but R is true - This option is also incorrect because both statements A and R are true, not false.

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