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Given below are two statements, one is labeled as Assertion (A) and the other labeled as Reason (R): Assertion (A): Universal Soil Loss Equation A

Question

Given below are two statements, one is labeled as Assertion (A) and the other labeled as Reason (R):
Assertion (A): Universal Soil Loss Equation A = RKL*SCP
Reason (R): Universal soil loss equation determination for the reduction of erosion to tolerable limits necessitates the adoption of properly planned cropping practices and soil conservation measures.
In light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options below:

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 true but (R) is false

(A) is false but (R) is true

Solution

Correct option is A

The Universal Soil Loss Equation (USLE) is expressed as:
A = R × K × L × S × C × P,
where A = predicted soil loss, R = rainfall erosivity, K = soil erodibility, L = slope length, S = slope steepness, C = cover management, and P = support practices.
The reason correctly explains the use of this equation to guide cropping and conservation practices for reducing erosion. Hence, both A and R are true, and R is the correct explanation of A.