Answer-Consider the following statements: Assertion (A): A heavy downpour helps reduce humidity in the atm...

Rain occurs when the upper atmosphere can no longer hold more water. However, a downpour increases humidity in the air near the Earths surface. Thus, A is false, but R is true. Hence, the correct answer is D.

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Consider the following statements: Assertion (

A : A heavy downpour helps reduce humidity in the atmosphere. Reason (
R : Rain occurs when the atmosphere can no longer hold additional moisture.

A Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation for (A).

B Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) correctly explains (A).

C (A) is true, but (R) is false.

D (A) is false, but (R) is true.

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