Given below are two statements. One is labeled as Assertion (A) and the other is labeled as Reason (R):
Assertion (A): Higher salinity is found between 20° - 40° latitudes.
Reason (R): Salinity decreases from the mid-latitudes to high latitudes.
Select the correct answer from the options given below:
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