Assertion (A): Creating shelter belts leads to soil erosion.

Reason (R): Shelter belts break up the force of the wind.

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Both (A) and (R) are true, and (R) is the correct explanation of the assertion.

Both (A) and (R) are true, and (R) is not the correct explanation of the assertion.

(A) is true, but (R) is false

(A) is false, but (R) is true.

answer is D.

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Detailed Solution

The assertion is false, but the reason is true.
Planting lines of trees to create shelter is known as shelter belts. A shelterbelt works similarly to a strip cropping as it breaks up the force of the wind. In the western region of India, the shelterbelt has contributed substantially to stabilising the deserts and the dune systems. Thus shelterbelts are used to reduce soil erosion by breaking up the force of the wind.

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