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Telangana Police SI 2018 · Question 65 of 96

Assertion (A): Black soils are formed due to weathering of basaltic rock. Reason (R): Black soils have high moisture retentive capacity. Choose the correct answer:

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  1. ABoth (A) and (R) are individually true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)
  2. BBoth (A) and (R) are individually true but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A)Correct
  3. C(A) is true and (R) is false
  4. D(A) is false but (R) is true

Answer: B. Both (A) and (R) are individually true but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A)

Explanation

[2018 PWT Q156] Both statements are true, but moisture retention (due to montmorillonite clay) does not explain formation from basalt. Verified against the official TSLPRB preliminary key (Booklet D).

Source: TS SI PWT 2018 official paper (Booklet D); answer cross-verified with the official TSLPRB preliminary key

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