Question

Assertion (A) : Washing away of the top most layer of the soil cover by running water and wind
is called soil erosion.
Reason (R) : Alluvial soils are fertile and suitable for cultivation of all crops.
(1) Both (A) and (R) are individually true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)
(2) Both (A) and (R) are individually true but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A)
(3) (A) is true but (R) is false
(4) (A) is false but (R) is true

Answer 1

(A) is true but (R)is false