2014 · Q91
Directions: The following 07 (Seven) items consist of two statements, Statement I and Statement II. You are to examine these two statements carefully and select the answers to these items using the code given below: Code: (a) Both the statements are individually true and Statement II is the correct explanation of Statement I (b) Both the statements are individually true but Statement II is not the correct explanation of Statement I (c) Statement I is true but Statement II is false (d) Statement I is false but Statement II is true
Statement IThe Atacama is the driest among the deserts of the World.
Statement IIThe aridity of the Atacama is explained by its location between two mountain chains of sufficient height to prevent moisture advection from either the Pacific or the Atlantic Ocean.
General KnowledgeGeography
- ABoth the statements are individually true and Statement II is the correct explanation of Statement I
- BBoth the statements are individually true but Statement II is not the correct explanation of Statement I
- CStatement I is true but Statement II is false
- DStatement I is false but Statement II is true
Explanation
The Atacama is the driest desert; its aridity is explained by rain-shadow mountain chains on both sides.