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:

The correct answer is option 1: Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation

Assertion (A) is true: Due to China's one-child policy, which was implemented in 1979, the country has experienced a significant decline in birth rates. This has led to an aging population with a higher proportion of elderly people compared to young people.

Reason (R) is true: The one-child policy was indeed implemented to curb population growth in China. It had a profound impact on the country's demographics, leading to the demographic shift mentioned in Assertion (A).

Therefore, the one-child policy is the direct cause of the aging population in China, making Reason (R) the correct explanation of Assertion (A).