Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion (A) and the other labelled as Reason (R). Select your answer from the following options. Assertion (A): Deforestation results in the increase of concentration of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere. Reason (R): Forests utilise carbon dioxide during the process of photosynthesis for manufacturing of food.

Asked in MPSC CS Prelims 2019 · Topic: Ecology (Biogeochemical Cycles: Carbon, Nitrogen, Phosphorus, Sulphur, Water)

1. Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
2. Both (A) and (R) are 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.

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