Environmental Studies Short Question | Gkseries

Question

Given below are two statements. One labelled as Assertion (A) and the other labelled as Reason (R) :

Assertion (A) : Temperature in stratosphere increases with increase in altitude.

Reason (R) : Photodissociation of O2 in stratosphere makes the lapse rate positive.

A Both (A) and (R) are correct and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
B Both (A) and (R) are correct and (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
C (A) is true but (R) is false.
D (A) is false but (R) is true.

Answer & Explanation

Answer:(A) is true but (R) is false.