Q. Assertion (A) : Average ocean salinity generally decreases from equator the pole but tropical zone (20° - 30°) is charcterized by maximum salinity.
Reason (R) : The tropical zone owes its high salinity to high temperature, high evaporation and significantly low rainfall.
Codes :
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 not a correct explanation of (A)