A Soils in some parts of Punjab Haryana and Rajasthan are saline R Evaporation exceeds precipitation...........

Logial Reasoning (CLAT) Statement - Conclusions

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A: Soils in some parts of Punjab, Haryana and Rajasthan are saline.

R: Evaporation exceeds precipitation.

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

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

A is true but R is false.

A is false but R is true.

Explanation:

The presence of excess salts on the surface of the soil and in the root zone characterises all saline soils. ... Almost 2.8 million hectares of salt-affected soil are present within the Indo-Gangetic alluvial plain occupying parts of Punjab, Haryana, Uttar Pardesh, Delhi, Bihar and Rajasthan. Evaporation is more prevalent over the oceans than precipitation, while over the land, precipitation routinely exceeds evaporation. ... The process of evaporation is so great that without precipitation runoff, and groundwater discharge from aquifers, oceans would become nearly empty.
So, Both A and R are individually true and R is the correct explanation of A.
Hence, option 1 is the correct answer.