Given below are two statements:
Statement I: In Uttarakhand, women do most of the work since men are often posted far away in defence services.
Statement II: Deforestation is a big problem in the plains rather than in the mountainous regions.
In the light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → Statement I is correct but Statement II is incorrect
Statement I: In Uttarakhand, women do most of the work since men are often posted far away in defence services. — Correct. Many men of Uttarakhand serve in the defence services far from home. So the women carry most of the work in the hill villages.
Statement II: Deforestation is a big problem in the plains rather than in the mountainous regions. — Incorrect. The statement turns the place around. Deforestation is a big problem in the mountainous regions, and that is why hill women walk many miles for firewood and fodder.
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