Target Exam

CUET

Subject

Geography

Chapter

India-People and Economy: Planning and development in Indian Context

Question:

Assertion: The planners should have a spatial perspective and draw the plans to reduce regional imbalance in development.
Reasoning: There is no uniform economic development over space in any country. Some areas are more developed and some lag behind.

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 incorrect, but Reasoning (R) is correct.

Assertion (A) is correct, but Reasoning (R) is incorrect.

Correct Answer:

Both Assertion (A) and reasoning (R) are correct, and R is the correct explanation of A.

Explanation:

There is no uniform economic development over space in any country. Some areas are more developed and some lag behind. This uneven pattern of development over space necessitates that the planners have a spatial perspective and draw the plans to reduce regional imbalance in development. This type of planning is termed regional planning.