Target Exam

CUET

Subject

Economics

Chapter

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

Question:

In the question given below there are 2 statements marked as Assertion (A) and Reason (R). Choose the correct alternative from the following options.

Assertion (A)- In future, China will have more elderly people in proportion to young people.

Reason (R)- China came up with one-child policy to curb the rise in population, in 1979.

Options:

Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation.

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

(A) Is true but (R) is false.

(A) Is false but (R) is true.

Correct Answer:

Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation.

Explanation:

China introduced one-child policy in the year 1979, to reduce the rate of population growth. Many scholars say that, in China, there will be more elderly people in proportion to young people.