2026 · Q81
Consider the following statements :
- 1Many urban and suburban areas experience a higher temperature than surrounding rural areas known as urban heat islands.
- 2The reduction in urban green cover and the increase of built-up hard surface is the only cause of urban heat island.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
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- A2 only
- B1 only
- CBoth 1 and 2
- DNeither 1 nor 2
Explanation
An urban heat island is the phenomenon of urban and suburban areas recording higher temperatures than surrounding rural areas — statement 1 is correct. However, loss of green cover and hard surfaces are not the only cause; waste heat from vehicles, industry and air-conditioning, and heat-trapping building materials also contribute — so statement 2's 'only cause' is false. Hence only statement 1 is correct.