Two statements are given, one is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other as Reason (R):
Assertion (A) Women are usually excluded from ownership of land.
Reason (R) Law does not permit women equal share in family property.
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
In most regions of India, women are usually excluded from ownership of land, because of the prevailing patrilineal kinship system and mode of inheritance. By law women are supposed to have an equal share of family property. In reality they only have limited rights and some access to land only as part of a household headed by a man.