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Assertion: a thorough desk study can replace field exploration on most sites. Reason: published maps and records contain a great deal of relevant information.

  • A.the assertion is false although the reason offered is a true statement in itself
  • B.both the assertion and the reason are true and the reason explains the assertion
  • C.both the assertion and the reason are true but the reason does not explain the assertion
  • D.the assertion is true but the reason given for it is false

Answer: A

Correct answer: the assertion is false although the reason offered is a true statement in itself

The reason is quite true - published records do contain a great deal - but the conclusion drawn from it does not follow. The desk study directs the investigation; it cannot supply the ground conditions at a specific site to the accuracy a design requires, and treating it as a substitute for exploration is how sites come to be built on unrecorded made ground.

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