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Assertion (A): Transpiration decreases the amount of moisture in the atmosphere.
Reason (R): A dense forest contributes to bringing rain due to transpiration.
- (a)(A) is true and (R) is false.
- (b)(A) is false and (R) is true.
- (c)Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
- (d)Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
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(A) is false and (R) is true.
Reason — Transpiration adds water vapour to the air and therefore increases the moisture of the atmosphere, so (A) is false. It is because of this large-scale loss of water vapour that a dense forest raises the humidity of the region and helps in bringing rainfall, so (R) is true.