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| "Assertion: Malthus was praised by Marxist scholars for his theory. Reason: Marxist scholars argued that problems like poverty and starvation were caused by the unequal distribution of economic resources rather than by population growth." |
Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A. Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A A is false R is true A is true R is false. |
| A is false R is true |
| Malthus was also criticised by liberal and Marxist scholars for asserting that poverty was caused by population growth. The critics argued that problems like poverty and starvation were caused by the unequal distribution of economic resources rather than by population growth. An unjust social system allowed a wealthy and privileged minority to live in luxury while the vast majority of the people were forced to live in poverty. |
