SSC SSC JE Civil 2025 Mock Test Series (Paper 1 & Paper 2) Irrigation Engineering Dams and Spillways
Select the option that is appropriate regarding the following two statements labelled Assertion and Reason.
Assertion: The volume of water stored in a reservoir between the normal pool level and the maximum pool level is known as surcharge storage.
Reason: Surcharge storage is mainly to detain the flood water so that it does not cause any danger on the downstream side.
1
Assertion is true, but Reason is false.
2
Both Assertion and Reason are true, but Reason is not the correct explanation of Assertion.
3
Both Assertion and Reason are false.
4
Both Assertion and Reason are true and Reason is the correct explanation of Assertion.