Correct answer: (d) Statement-I is incorrect but Statement-II is correct
Explanation
- A
Both Statement-I and Statement-II are correct and Statement- II is the correct explanation for Statement-I
Both correct and II explains I. The land–sea contrast is greater in winter, not summer.
- B
Both Statement-I and Statement-II are correct and Statement- II is not the correct explanation for Statement-I
Both correct but II does not explain I. I is false.
- C
Statement-I is correct but Statement- II is incorrect
I correct, II incorrect. Water’s specific heat is higher than land’s.
- D
Statement-I is incorrect but Statement-II is correct
I incorrect, II correct. Continents get colder than oceans in winter; water’s high specific heat is why.
Summary. Official key is (d). Oceans warm and cool slowly because water’s specific heat is high. The sharpest continent–ocean temperature contrast is in winter (very cold interiors, milder seas), not summer. Statement-I reverses the season; Statement-II is true.
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