Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

Geography

Chapter

Fundamentals of Human Geography: Human Development

Question:
Assertion:. Often people tend to blame low levels of human development on the culture of the people.
Reasoning: To understand why a particular region keeps reporting low or high levels of human development, it is important to look at the pattern of government expenditure on the social sector.
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 and but R is not the correct explanation of A.
Assertion (A) is true but Reasoning (R) is not correct.
Assertion (A) is not true but Reasoning (R) is correct.
Correct Answer:
Both Assertion (A) and reasoning (R) are correct and but R is not the correct explanation of A.
Explanation:
Often people tend to blame low levels of human development on the culture of the people. For example, X country has lower human development because its people follow Y religion, or belong to Z community. Such statements are misleading. To understand why a particular region keeps reporting low or high levels of human development it is important to look at the pattern of government expenditure on the social sector. The political environment of the country and the amount of freedom people have is also important.