Q5: UPPSC Prelims 2019 GS-I — Previous Year Question with Answer

Given below are two statements, one is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other as Reason (R). Assertion (A): Indian Ocean has become the military base of many big powers. Reason (R): There are strong geo-political benefits in Indian Ocean and adjacent countries. Select the correct answer from the codes given below: (a) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A) (b) Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A) (c) (A) is true, but (R) is false (d) (A) is false, but (R) is true