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Target Exam

CUET

Subject

Economics

Chapter

Indian Economic Development: Human Capital Formation in India

Question:

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

Assertion: The Indian education pyramid is less steep.
Reasoning: Lesser and lesser number of people in India are reaching the higher education level.

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: The Indian education pyramid is less steep. This is false. The Indian education pyramid is steep, indicating lesser and lesser number of people reaching the higher education level.
Reasoning: Lesser and lesser number of people in India are reaching the higher education level. This is correct.

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