Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

Geography

Chapter

Fundamentals of Human Geography: Primary Activities

Question:

Assertion: Gathering has high chance of becoming important at the global level in this age of globalisation.

Reasoning: Synthetic products provide better quality and at lower prices.

Options:

Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)

Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A)

(A) is true and (R) is false

(A) is false and (R) is true

Correct Answer:

(A) is false and (R) is true

Explanation:

Gathering has little (not high) chance of becoming important at the global level. Products of such an activity cannot compete in the world market. Synthetic products often of better quality and at lower prices and have replaced many items supplied by the gatherers in tropical forests.