Given below are two statements: one is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other is labelled as Reason (R).
Assertion (A): In rural India, many who go to schools and colleges discontinue their studies in the middle to join the workforce.
Reason (R): People in rural areas have limited resources to earn a higher income.
In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 1
The correct answer is Option (1) → Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
Assertion (A): In rural India, many who go to schools and colleges discontinue their studies in the middle to join the workforce. — True. Many rural youth leave their studies midway to start working.
Reason (R): People in rural areas have limited resources to earn a higher income. — True. With limited resources, rural families earn less.
Why R explains A?
A poor family needs every earning hand. So young people leave school or college early to earn. This is also why the rural worker-population ratio is higher than the urban one.
NCERT (2026-27): “6.3 Participation of People in Employment … If you look at Table 6.1, it shows the different levels of participation of people in economic activities. For every 100 persons, about 41 (by rounding off 41.1) are workers in India. In urban areas, the proportion is about 38, whereas in rural India, the ratio is about 42. … People in rural areas have limited resources to earn a higher income and participate more in the employment market. Many do not go to schools, colleges and other training institutions. Even if some go, they discontinue in the middle to join the workforce; whereas, in urban areas, a considerable section is able to study in various educational institutions. …” |