Assertion (A): The percentage of net sown area in the total area of Andhra Pradesh is less as compared to that

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Assertion (A): The percentage of net sown area in the total area of Andhra Pradesh is less as compared to that of West Bengal.
Reason (R): The soil of most of Andhra Pradesh is laterite.

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Assertion (A) is true. West Bengal has a very high percentage of net sown area (around 60-65%) due to its fertile alluvial plains and high agricultural intensity. Andhra Pradesh, while agriculturally significant, has a lower percentage of net sown area (around 35-40%) due to more varied terrain including parts of the Deccan plateau and semi-arid regions.

Reason (R) is false. The predominant soil types in Andhra Pradesh are Red and Yellow soils, Black soils (regur), and Alluvial soils along the coast and river deltas. Laterite soils are found in specific patches but do not constitute "most" of Andhra Pradesh's soil cover.

Since A is true and R is false, option C is the correct answer.

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Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A

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

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A is true but R is false

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A is false but R is true

Assertion (A): The percentage of net sown area in the total area of Andhra Pradesh is less as compared to that of West Bengal. Reason (R): The soil of most of Andhra Pradesh is laterite.

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