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Target Exam

CUET

Subject

Geography

Chapter

Fundamentals of Human Geography: Secondary Activities

Question:

Assertion: Access to labour supply is no more an important factor in location of industries.
Reasoning: Increasing mechanisation, automation and flexibility of industrial processes have reduced the dependence of industry upon the labours.

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:

Assertion (A) is not true but Reasoning (R) is correct.

Explanation:

The correct answer is Option 4: Assertion (A) is not true but Reasoning (R) is correct.

Assertion: Access to labour supply is no more an important factor in location of industries. This is a general statement and not applicable to all industries and hence it is Not entirely correct. While mechanisation and automation have reduced dependence on labour in some industries, access to labour supply is still an important factor for those industries which are not fully automated.
Reasoning: Increasing mechanisation, automation and flexibility of industrial processes have reduced the dependence of industry upon the labours. It is correct.

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