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Given below are two statements: one is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other is labelled as Reason (R). Assertion (A): During the decomposition process, leaching results in water-soluble inorganic nutrients becoming readily available to shallow-rooted plants in the topsoil. Reason (R): By the process of leaching, these nutrients go deep into the soil horizon and get precipitated as unavailable salts. In the light o

Options

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

Correct answer

D. (A) is not correct but (R) is correct

Step-by-step solution

During decomposition, the process of leaching causes water-soluble inorganic nutrients to go deep into the soil horizon and get precipitated as unavailable salts. Because they precipitate deep in the soil as unavailable salts, they do not become readily available to shallow-rooted plants in the topsoil. Thus, Assertion (A) is incorrect. Reason (R) correctly describes the process of leaching as stated in NCERT. Hence, (A) is not correct but (R) is correct. Answer: (A) is not correct but (R) is correct

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