Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion (A) and the other as Reason (R):
Assertion (A): The eastern coast of India is affected by tropical cyclones more than the western coast.
Reason (R): Tropical cyclones originate only in the Bay of Bengal.
In the context of the above two statements, which one of the following is correct?
- ABoth (A) and (R) are correct, but (R) does not explain (A)
- BBoth (A) and (R) are correct, and (R) explains (A)
- C(A) is correct, but (R) is false
- D(A) is false, but (R) is correct
Show answer and explanation
Correct answer: (c) (A) is correct, but (R) is false
Explanation
(A) is correct, but (R) is false.
- (A): the east coast faces far more tropical cyclones than the west coast. The Bay of Bengal is warmer, less stirred by strong winds, and covered by a layer of fresh water from the Ganga and Brahmaputra that keeps its surface hot. It also receives the remnants of Pacific typhoons.
- (R): cyclones do not form only in the Bay of Bengal. They also form in the Arabian Sea, though less often (Tauktae and Biparjoy, for example).