Target Exam

CUET

Subject

Economics

Chapter

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

Question:

There are two statements marked as Assertion (A) and Reason (R). Mark your answer as per the options given below.

Assertion: China is ahead of India and Pakistan on many human development indicators. 
Reasoning: These improvements were attributed directly to the reform process initiated by China in 1978.

Options:

Both Assertion (A) and reasoning (R) are correct and R is the correct explanation of A.

Both Assertion (A) and reasoning (R) are correct but R is not the correct explanation of A.

Assertion (A) is true but Reasoning (R) is not correct.

Assertion (A) is not true but Reasoning (R) is correct.

Correct Answer:

Assertion (A) is true but Reasoning (R) is not correct.

Explanation:

The correct answer is option 3: Assertion (A) is true but Reasoning (R) is not correct.

Assertion: China is ahead of India and Pakistan on many human development indicators. This is true.
Reasoning: These improvements were attributed directly to the reform process initiated by China in 1978. This is false. These improvements were attributed not to the reform process but the strategies that China adopted in the pre-reform period.