Target Exam

CUET

Subject

Economics

Chapter

Indian Economic Development: Comparative Development Experiences of India and its Neighbours

Question:

Read the following statements - Assertion (A) and Reason (R)carefully and choose the correct alternative given below:
Assertion (A) :Human development indicators are not sufficient in themselves to measure the true level of development.
Reason (R ):‘Liberty indicators’ like measures of ‘the extent of Constitutional protection given to rights of citizens’ or ‘the extent of constitutional protection of the Independence of the Judiciary and the Rule of Law’ are part of Human Development Indicators.

Options:

Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true and Reason (R) is the correct explanation of Assertion (A) 

Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true and Reason (R) is not the correct explanation of Assertion (A)

 Assertion (A) is true but Reason (R) is false

 Assertion (A) is false but Reason (R) is true

Correct Answer:

 Assertion (A) is true but Reason (R) is false

Explanation:

‘Liberty indicators’ like measures of ‘the extent of Constitutional protection given to rights of citizens’ or ‘the extent of constitutional protection of the Independence of the Judiciary and the Rule of Law’ are not part of Human Development Indicators. Due to which HDI remains incomplete as an indicator.