Teaching UGC NET Mock Test Series 2025 (Paper 1 & 2) Environmental Science Environmental Geosciences Geology
Given below are two statements - one is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other is labelled as Reason (R).
Assertion (A): Isostacy is the corresponding state of balance between extensive blocks of earth’s crust which rise to different levels and appear at the surface as mountains, plateaus, plains or ocean floor.
Reasons (R): There is a certain minimum depth below sea level where the pressure due to the weight of overlying material in each unit column is everywhere the same.
In the light of above two statements, choose the correct option:
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.