Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

Economics

Chapter

Indian Economic Development: Human Capital Formation in India

Question:

Read the following: Assertion (A) and Reason (R). Select one of the following accurate options:
Assertion (A): The spread of education is required to control the rate of population growth.
Reason (R): Human Capital Formation reduces life quality.
Alternatives:

Options:

Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are both true, and Reason (R) is the correct explanation for Assertion (A).

Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are both true, but Reason (R) is not the correct explanation for Assertion (A).

The assertion (A) is correct, but the reasoning (R) is incorrect.

While Assertion (A) is false, Reason (R) is correct.

Correct Answer:

The assertion (A) is correct, but the reasoning (R) is incorrect.

Explanation:

Human Capital Formation IMPROVES quality of life. Investing in the education of people is one way to help in human capital formation. Education enables people to think about family planning and thereby controls population growth rate.