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UPSC 2003: Assertion (A): Areas lying within five to eight degrees latitude on either side of the equator receive rainfall throughout the year. Reason (R): High temperatures and high humidity cause convectional rain to fall mostly in the afternoons near the equator.
(a)Both A and R are individually true and R is the correct explanation of A
(b)Both A and R are individually 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
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Not attemptedCorrect Answer: (a) Both A and R are individually true and R is the correct explanation of A
The belt lying roughly 5°–8° on either side of the equator experiences the wet-equatorial (Af) climate where the ITCZ remains overhead all year, giving high temperature, very high humidity and abundant rainfall in every month. The heating triggers strong afternoon convectional thunderstorms, exactly as described in the Reason; hence both A and R are true and R correctly explains A. ([britannica.com](https://www.britannica.com/science/wet-equatorial-climate?utm_source=openai))
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