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Target Exam

CUET

Subject

Economics

Chapter

Indian Economic Development: Poverty

Question:

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

Assertion: India was the largest producer of cotton in 2017-18 in the world.
Reasoning: India has the largest area under cotton cultivation in the world covering 125 lakh hectares in 2017–18.

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 not true but Reasoning (R) is correct.

Explanation:

The correct answer is Option 4: Assertion (A) is not true but Reasoning (R) is correct.

Assertion: India was the largest producer of cotton in 2017-18 in the world. This is false. India was the third largest producer of cotton in 2017-18 in the world
Reasoning: India has the largest area under cotton cultivation in the world covering 125 lakh hectares in 2017–18. This is true.

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