Assertion (A) >: The percentage of the earth`s surface covered by India is 2.4%. Reason (R) >: On the Mercator`s map of the world, India is shown much smaller than Canada.

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Q: 24 (CDS-I/2008)

Assertion (A): The percentage of the earth's surface covered by India is
2.4%.
Reason (R): On the Mercator's map of the world, India is shown much smaller than Canada.

question_subject: 

Geography

question_exam: 

CDS-I

stats: 

0,16,10,7,16,2,1

keywords: 

{'india': [8, 1, 7, 13], 'earth': [0, 1, 1, 1], 'map': [0, 7, 2, 0], 'percentage': [1, 2, 2, 3]}

Option 1: Both A and R are individually true and R is the correct explanation of A.

This option implies that both the assertion and reason given in the question are true statements, and the reason correctly explains the assertion. According to the assertion, the percentage of the earth`s surface covered by India is 2.4%. This statement is true. The reason given states that on Mercator`s map, India is shown smaller than Canada. This is also a true statement. The reason provided explains why India`s percentage coverage appears smaller on a map, as Mercator`s projection tends to distort the sizes of landmasses towards the poles. Therefore, option 1 is a correct choice.

Option 2: Both A and R are individually true, but R is not the correct explanation of A.

This option agrees that both the assertion and reason are true. However, it states that the reason given is not the correct explanation for the assertion. This is incorrect because the reason provided does accurately explain why India`s coverage appears smaller on a map. Therefore, option 2 is not the correct answer.

Option 3: A is true, but R is false.

This option suggests that the assertion is true while the reason is false. However, this is incorrect as both the