Assertion: India occupies an important strategic position in South Asia.

Reason: The various passes across the mountains in the south have provided passages to the ancient travellers.

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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 incorrect explanation of (A).

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

(A) is wrong but (R) is correct

answer is B.

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India, in the subcontinent, connects nations to the north and south. The southern portion of the nation, which projects into the Indian Ocean, symbolises the nation's important strategic location in international trade. The Indian Peninsula is connected to eastern and western countries as most trade occurs through sea routes. India creates numerous significant trading connections with west Asia, Africa, and European nations on the eastern side and other western countries in Asia on the western side. It connects to nations in Europe via busy aviation routes. The Indian Ocean is traversed by the marine routes that lead from sections of East and South-East Asia, Australia, and Africa to Europe and Africa. The Suez Canal connects India and Australia. Therefore, both assertion and reason are true and but the reason is not the correct explanation of assertion.

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