CUET Preparation Today
| Assertion: There is a close relationship between disability and poverty. Reason: Malnutrition, mothers weakened by frequent childbirth, inadequate immunisation programmes, accidents in overcrowded homes, all contribute to an incidence of disability among poor people. |
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 R is false A is false R is true. |
| Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A. |
| There is a close relationship between disability and poverty. Malnutrition, mothers weakened by frequent childbirth, inadequate immunisation programmes, accidents in overcrowded homes, all contribute to an incidence of disability among poor people that is higher than among people living in easier circumstances. Furthermore, disability creates and exacerbates poverty by increasing isolation and economic strain, not just for the individual but for the family; there is little doubt that disabled people are among the poorest in poor countries. |
