Given below are two statements: one is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other is labelled as Reason (R).
Assertion (A): If a family wants more and better education for its children, it may have to give up some of the luxuries of life.
Reason (R): The resources of the family are limited, so it can have more of one thing only by giving up some amount of another.
In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 1
The correct answer is Option (1) → Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
Assertion (A): If a family wants more and better education for its children, it may have to give up some of the luxuries of life. — True. Money and resources spent on education are not left for luxuries.
Reason (R): The resources of the family are limited, so it can have more of one thing only by giving up some amount of another. — True. No family has unlimited resources compared to its needs.
Why R explains A?
Because the family’s resources are limited, it cannot have more of everything. Using more of them for education leaves less for luxuries. So more education means giving up some luxuries, which is what A says.
NCERT (2026-27): “1.1 A Simple Economy … It goes without saying that no individual has unlimited resources compared to her needs. … As a result, the family is forced to make a choice between the different goods and services that are available. It can have more of a good or service only by giving up some amounts of other goods or services. For example, if the family wants to have a bigger house, it may have to give up the idea of having a few more acres of arable land. If it wants more and better education for the children, it may have to give up some of the luxuries of life.” |