Directions: The following seven (7) items 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: (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. 57.
- ABoth A and R are individually true and R is the correct explanation of A
- BBoth A and R are individually true but R is not the correct explanation of A
- CA is true but R is false
- DA is false but R is true
Explanation
The Assertion is false: open-ocean salinity (about 35 parts per thousand) is lower than that of enclosed or inland seas such as the Dead Sea or the Mediterranean. The Reason is true: river water does carry dissolved salts into the sea. Hence A is false but R is true.