Assertion (A) >: Bangalore receives much higher average annual rainfall than that of Mangalore. Reason (R) >: Bangalore has the benefit of receiving rainfall both from south-west and north-east monsoons.

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Q: 68 (IAS/2004)

Assertion (A): Bangalore receives much higher average annual rainfall than that of Mangalore.
Reason (R): Bangalore has the benefit of receiving rainfall both from south-west and north-east monsoons.

question_subject: 

Geography

question_exam: 

IAS

stats: 

0,43,154,100,25,29,43

keywords: 

{'rainfall': [4, 1, 7, 3], 'higher average annual rainfall': [0, 0, 1, 0], 'bangalore': [6, 0, 7, 2], 'mangalore': [9, 1, 9, 3], 'east monsoons': [0, 0, 1, 0]}

Option 1 indicates that both the assertion and the reason are true and that the reason correctly explains the assertion. It`s not correct because while Bangalore does receive rainfall from both the southwest and northeast monsoons, Mangalore actually has a higher average annual rainfall.

Option 2 signifies that the assertion and the reason are true, but the reason does not explain the assertion correctly. It`s not correct because although Bangalore does get rainfall from both monsoons, this doesn`t result in it having a higher annual rainfall than Mangalore.

Option 3 suggests that the assertion is true and the reason is false. It`s incorrect because the assertion is false; Mangalore gets more annual rainfall than Bangalore.

Option 4 suggests that the assertion is false but the reason is true, which fits the situation. Bangalore doesn`t get more rainfall than Mangalore (false assertion), but it does receive rainfall from both the southwest and northeast monsoons (true reason). Hence, the correct answer is 4.

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