Read the passage given below and anser the following question. (Q no 3)
“Development is freedom”. Freedom from hunger, poverty, servitude, bondage, ignorance, illiteracy and any other forms of domination is the key to human development. Freedom in real sense of the term is possible only with the empowerment and participation of the people in the exercise of their capabilities and choices in the society. Access to knowledge about the society and environment are fundamental to freedom. Literacy is the beginning of access to such a world of knowledge and freedom.

Assertion: Kerala has highest value in the HDI index in India.

Reasoning: Kerala has a very high literacy rate nearing hundred percent.

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

Kerala is able to record the highest value in the HDI largely due to its impressive performance in achieving near hundred per cent literacy.