Assertion and Reason Questions for Class 10 Social Science Geography Chapter 5 Minerals and Energy Resources

Here, we are providing assertion reason questions based on class 10 social science Geography Chapter 5 Minerals and Energy Resources. Answers for each are also provided. Just click on the Answer and it will expand. It will help you in practicing these questions in a much better way.

Directions : In the following questions, A statement of Assertion (A) is followed by a statement of Reason (R).
Mark the correct choice as:
(a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
(b) Both A and R are 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

Q.1. Assertion (A): Mica is a mineral made up of plates or leaves.
Reason (R): Mica deposits are found in the Northern edge of the Chota Nagpur Plateau.

Answer

Answer: (b) Mica is a mineral made up of plates or leaves. On the other hand, mica deposits are found in the Northern edge of the Chota Nagpur Plateau. Thus, R is not the correct explanation of A.

Q.2. Assertion (A): Flood gate dams are built across rivers so that water flows into inlet and gets trapped during high tides.
Reason (R): Trapped water flows back via a pipe that carries it through a power generating turbine.

Answer

Answer: (d) A is false as floodgate dams are built across inlets so that during high tide water flows into the inlet and gets trapped when the gate is closed. R is true as trapped water flows back via a pipe that carries it through a power generating turbine.

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