Telangana Police SI 2018 · Question 66 of 96

Assertion (A): Pune, which is located near Mumbai receives less rainfall as compared to Mumbai. Reason (R): Pune is located in the leeward side of western ghats and Mumbai on the windward side of western ghat. Choose the correct answer:

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

Answer: A. Both (A) and (R) are individually true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)

Explanation

[2018 PWT Q157] Mumbai (windward) gets heavy orographic rainfall while Pune lies in the rain shadow (leeward), so both are true and (R) explains (A). 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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