Teaching UGC NET Mock Test Series 2025 (Paper 1 & 2) People Development & Environment Environmental Issues Waste
Given below are two statements: One is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other is labelled as Reason (R):
Assertion (A): Geothermal fluids are rich in salts and other contaminants such as hydrogen sulphide (H2S) and oxides of nitrogen (NO2)
Reasons (R): They are re-injected into ground rather than being dumped to river or ponds.
In the light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below:
1
Both (A) and (R) are correct and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)
2
Both (A) and (R) are correct but (R) is NOT the correct explanation of (A)
3
(A) is correct but (R) is not correct
4
(A) is not correct but (R) is correct