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Assertion (A) : The eastern coast of India produces more rice than the western coast. Reason (R) : The eastern coast receives more rainfall than the western coast.

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

Both A and R are individually true but R is NOT the correct explanation of A

A is true but R is false

A is false but R is true

Result

Your answer: — · Correct: C

Explanation

Assertion is true: the eastern coastal plains include wide, deltaic tracts (Ganges–Mahanadi–Godavari–Krishna–Kaveri systems) and eastern regions are recognised as rice-dominant agro-regions, giving the east a larger area and output of rice compared with the narrow western coastal strip [5]. Reason is false: the western coast (Konkan–Malabar and the Western Ghats) registers some of India’s highest rainfall, receiving heavy monsoon precipitation driven by Arabian Sea currents, whereas the eastern coast generally gets moderate rainfall by comparison [3]. Furthermore, western coastal plains are narrow and their rivers do not form extensive deltas, limiting large-scale deltaic rice cultivation found on the east coast [4].

Sources

[6] https://www.mlaryacollegekasba.ac.in/wp-content/uploads/sites/29/2020/07/AGRICULTURAL_REGIONS.pdf
[5] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rice_production_in_India
[1] INDIA PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT, Geography Class XI (NCERT 2025 ed.) > Chapter 4: Climate > Distribution of Rainfall > p. 38
[2] Geography of India ,Majid Husain, (McGrawHill 9th ed.) > Chapter 4: Climate of India > RAINFALL DISTRIBUTION > p. 30
[3] Geography of India ,Majid Husain, (McGrawHill 9th ed.) > Chapter 4: Climate of India > 3. The Season of General Rains > p. 22
[4] INDIA PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT, Geography Class XI (NCERT 2025 ed.) > Chapter 2: Structure and Physiography > The Coastal Plains > p. 14

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