Assertion A The snow line in the Western Himalayas is lower than that in the Eastern Himalayas Reaso...........

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Assertion (A) : The snow line in the Western Himalayas is lower than that in the Eastern Himalayas.

Reason ( R): Western Himalayas are at a higher latitude.

Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.

Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A.

A is true but R is false

A is false but R is true.

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Explanation:

A is false but R is true.

Western Himalayas:- Between the Indus in the west and the Kali river in the east (880 km). Spread across three states of Jammu and Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand. It encompasses three physiographic provinces namely Kashmir Himalaya, Himachal Himalaya and Kumaon Himalaya (Uttarakhand Himalayas). The Ladakh plateau and the Kashmir valley are two important areas of the Kashmir Himalayan region.

Eastern Himalayas :-This part of the Himalayas lies between the Tista river in the west and the Brahmaputra river in the east and stretches for a distance of about 720 km. Also known as the Assam Himalayas, the Eastern Himalayas occupy mainly the areas of Arunachal Pradesh and Bhutan. The Assam Himalayas show a marked dominance of fluvial erosion due to heavy rainfall.