Given below are two statements: One is labelled as Assertion A and the other is labelled as Reason R.
Assertion A: Natural acidic soils are found more in tropics as a result of thousands of years of excessive weathering of soil minerals.
Reason R: Year-round high temperature and high rainfall leaches all basic cations from primary rock forming minerals.
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