AI-generated practice question — model-generated for extra practice, not a previous-year CBSE board question.
(B) Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A.
Assertion is true — more than half of total forest land is reserved forest. Reason is also true — reserved forests are most valuable for conservation. However, R does not explain why more than half the forest land is reserved; it only describes what reserved forests are.
The key here is that both statements are factually correct (directly from the textbook). However, the Reason explains the nature/importance of reserved forests, not why they cover more than half the forest land. The cause-effect link between R and A is absent, so option (B) is correct. Always check whether R logically causes or explains A, not just whether both are true.