Assertion (A): The southern half of India lies within the tropics and the northern half belongs to the warm temperate zone. Reason (R): The tropic of cancer runs almost halfway through India.
Options
(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 nota correct explanation of A.
(c)A is true but R is false.
(d)A is false but R is true.
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