Assertion (A): Ground water is a renewable resource.

Reason (R): There is no possibility of its scarcity.

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

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

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

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

answer is C.

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Detailed Solution

The assertion is correct but the reason is false.
Resources are categorized as renewable and non-renewable based on their availability. Resources that can be regenerated throughout time are known as renewable resources. For example, ground water is not a non-renewable resource, such as a mineral or petroleum deposit, nor is it utterly renewable in the same manner and timeframe as solar energy. First, the recharge of ground water from precipitation continually replenishes the ground-water resource but may do so at much lower rates than ground-water withdrawals. Secondly, ground-water development can take many years, so any water-management strategy must consider current and future development.

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