Question

DIRECTIONS: The following questions consist of two statements, one labelled as the Assertion (A) and the other as ‘Reason (R), You are to examine these two statements carefully and select the answers to these items using the codes given below:

Assertion (A**) :**The Steppe climate is most widespread in North America and Eurasia.

Reason (R**) :**The Steppe climate is characterized by wet summers as well as wet winters.

(a) Both A and R are individually true and R is the correct explanation of A.

(b) Both A and R are individually 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.

Answer 1

(c) The Steppes are areas of comparatively lower temperature and slightly more precipitation. Here annual average temperature is approximately 21°C. Temperate grasses are main vegetation of these regions. Norhern America’* Prairies and the steppes of Eurasia are the major areas of thesee grassland.