Two statements are given, one is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other as Reason (R):
Assertion (A) Weekly market is a major institution for the exchange of goods and social intercourse for people living in plain areas of North India.
Reason (R) For many visitors, the primary reason to come to the market is social – to meet kin, to arrange marriages, exchange gossip, and so on.

(A) is false but (R) is true

In hilly and forested areas (especially those inhabited by adivasis), where settlements are far-flung, roads and communications poor, and the economy relatively undeveloped, the weekly market is the major institution for the exchange of goods as well as for social intercourse. Local people come to the market to sell their agricultural or forest produce to traders, who carry it to the towns for resale, and they buy essentials such as salt and agricultural implements, and consumption items such as bangles and jewellery. But for many visitors, the primary reason to come to the market is social – to meet kin, to arrange marriages, exchange gossip, and so on.