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Select the option that is correct regarding the following two statements, labelled as Assertion (A) and Reason (R), with respect to characteristic
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Select the option that is correct regarding the following two statements, labelled as
Assertion (A) and Reason (R), with respect to characteristic features of contour lines.
Assertion (A): A single contour cannot split into two lines.
Reason (R): A knife-edge ridge or depression does not occur in nature.

A.

Both A and R are true, but R is not the correct explanation of A

B.

A is true, but R is false

C.

Both A and R are true and R is the cor- rect explanation of A.

D.

A is false, but R is true.

Correct option is C


Characteristics of contours
 All points lying on one contour have the same elevation.
 A contour will always close on itself either within or beyond the limits of the map.
 A contour closing within the limits of the map indicates either summit or a depression.
 Contours can not interact or cross each other.
 The contours are spaced equally on a uniform slope.
 Contours cross the ridge line at right angles.
 The curve of a contour in a valley is convex toward the stream.
 A single contour cannot split into two contour lines.
 Two contour lines having the same elevation can not unite and continue as one line, a single contour can not split into two lines. This is evident because a single line could, otherwise, indicate a knife-edge ridge or depression which not occur in nature

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