Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

Economics

Chapter

Indian Economic Development: Employment - Growth, Informalisation and Other Issues

Question:
Read the following statements: Assertion (A) and Reason (R). Choose one of the correct alternatives given below:
Assertion (A): Unemployment in cities is a result of unemployment in the countryside.
Reason (R): People in rural areas are forced to relocate to metropolitan areas in quest of employment due to a shortage of employment prospects.
Options:
Assertion (A) is True but Reason (R) is False
Assertion (A) is False but Reason (R) is True
Both Assertion and Reason are true and Reason (R) is not the correct explanation of Assertion (A)
Both Assertion and Reason are true and Reason (R) is correct explanation of Assertion (A)
Correct Answer:
Both Assertion and Reason are true and Reason (R) is correct explanation of Assertion (A)
Explanation:
Due to the shortage of employment opportunities in rural areas, people are unemployed, so they move to urban areas in search of employment. Unable to find employment there also leads to an increase in unemployment in urban areas.