Assertion (A): Airways is the most preferred mode of transport in the North-Eastern states.

Reason (R): Air transport is a costly means of transport.

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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 correct but (R) is wrong.

(A) is wrong but (R) is correct.

answer is B.

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1)      Airways are the most preferred mode of transport in the North-Eastern states. 2)      Airways are the most comfortable and the fastest means of transport.
3)      The main advantage of airways is the possibility of travelling through rugged terrain. In the North-Eastern states, the hills and numerous rivers flow, making it tough to construct roads and railways.
4)      It is costly to construct such transportation means in the dense forest and rugged relief. The rough terrain also makes the existing roads unsuitable for use. Indian airways provide helicopter services to the inaccessible regions of India like Jammu and Kashmir, Uttarakhand, and Himachal Pradesh. But at the same time, air transport is a costly means of transport. Thus, both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).

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