Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

Economics

Chapter

Indian Economic Development: Human Capital Formation in India

Question:
Read the following statements - Assertion (A) and Reason (R):
Assertion: Contribution of an educated person to economic growth is much less than that of an uneducated person.
Reasoning: Educated person is able to generate more income than an uneducated one.
From the given alternatives choose the correct one:
Options:
Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true and Reason (R) is the correct explanation of Assertion (A).
Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true and Reason (R) is not the correct explanation of Assertion (A).
Assertion (A) is true but Reason (R) is false.
Assertion (A) is false but Reason (R) is true.
Correct Answer:
Assertion (A) is false but Reason (R) is true.
Explanation:
The labour skill of an educated person is more than that of an uneducated person and hence the former is able to generate more income than the latter and his contribution to economic growth is, consequently, more.