Target Exam

CUET

Subject

Economics

Chapter

Indian Economic Development: Comparative Development Experiences of India and its Neighbours

Question:

In the question given below there are 2 statements marked as Assertion (A) and Reason (R). Choose the correct alternative from the following options.

Assertion (A)- China is the largest nation and geographically occupies the largest area than India and Pakistan, but its density is the lowest among the three.

Reason (R)- If we look at the global population, out of every six persons living in this world, one is an Indian and another a Chinese.

Options:

Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation.

Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).

(A) Is true but (R) is false.

(A) Is false but (R) is true.

Correct Answer:

Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).

Explanation:

The correct answer is Option 2: Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).

Assertion (A)- China is the largest nation and geographically occupies the largest area than India and Pakistan, but its density is the lowest among the three. This is true. Density of India is 455, Pakistan is 275 and China is 148.

Reason (R)- If we look at the global population, out of every six persons living in this world, one is an Indian and another a Chinese. This is also true.

(R) is not the correct explanation of (A): While the large populations of India and China contribute to the global population distribution, they do not directly explain why China has a low population density. The low density is primarily due to the vast size of China's land area and the distribution of its population within that area.