Select the option that is appropriate regarding the following two statements labelled Assertion and Reason.
Assertion: Rivers that flow through catchment are as having steep slopes carry a lot of sediment.
Reason: Steep slopes lead to high velocity of the flow, which causes more erosion of the surface soil.
1
Both Assertion and Reason are false.
2
Both Assertion and Reason are true, but Reason is not the correct explanation of Assertion.
3
Both Assertion and Reason are true and Reason is the correct explanation of Assertion.
4
Assertion is true, but Reason is false.
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