Assertion [A] : One fifth of the geographical area of Tamil Nadu is covered by forest land. Reason [R] : Out of which, around 3% land are under Dense Forest.
Both [A] and [R] are true
Tamil Nadu has a geographical area of about 1,30,060 sq km. The India State of Forest Report puts its forest cover at roughly 26,000 sq km, which is about 20 per cent of the area.
Step 1 — 20 per cent is one fifth, so the Assertion that one fifth of the geographical area is under forest is true.
Step 2 — Very dense forest in the State is only about 3,600 sq km, close to 3 per cent of the geographical area, while moderately dense and open forest make up the rest. So the Reason, that around 3 per cent of the land is dense forest, is also true.
The options here do not ask whether the Reason explains the Assertion; since both statements are factually correct, the choices calling either of them false fail.
Both [A] and [R] are true option is correct.
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3. Coral reefs host far more number of animal phyla than those hosted by tropical rainforests.
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