Assertion Reason: Development & Sectors, the Indian Economy

1. Assertion (A): Different people having different development goal. Reason (R): People want freedom, equality, security and respect.

A) Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true and Reason (R) is the correct explanation of Assertion (A).
B) Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true and Reason (R) is not the correct explanation of Assertion (A).
C) Assertion (A) is true but Reason (R) is false.
D) Assertion (A) is false but Reason (R) is true.

... Answer is A)

2. Assertion (A): different person can have different developmental goals. Reason (R): What may be development for one may not be development for the other. It may even be destructive for the other.

A) Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true and Reason (R) is the correct explanation of Assertion (A).
B) Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true and Reason (R) is not the correct explanation of Assertion (A).
C) Assertion (A) is true but Reason (R) is false.
D)Assertion (A) is false but Reason (R) is true.

... Answer is A)

3.Assertion (A): A high average income is not indicative of the overall well being of a country. Reason (R): Average income does not cover human development indicators like level of education, health and public facilities.

A) Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true and Reason (R) is the correct explanation of Assertion (A).
B) Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true and Reason (R) is not the correct explanation of Assertion (A).
C) Assertion (A) is true but Reason (R) is false.
D) Assertion (A) is false but Reason (R) is true.

... Answer is A)

4. Assertion (A): The value of final goods and services produced withing a country in each sector in a particular year is known as Gross Domestic Product. Reason (R): In India, the mammoth task of measuring GDP is undertaken by a central government ministry.

A) Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true and Reason (R) is the correct explanation of Assertion (A).
B) Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true and Reason (R) is not the correct explanation of Assertion (A).
C) Assertion (A) is true but Reason (R) is false.
D) Assertion (A) is false but Reason (R) is true.

... Answer is B)

5.Assertion (A): A country at present has very high national income due to surplus oil resource. However it is essential to look for alternative sources of income also. Reason (R): Oil is a natural resource that is non-renewable in nature. If it is not used judiciously then it will get exhausted soon.

A) Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true and Reason (R) is the correct explanation of Assertion (A).
B) Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true and Reason (R) is not the correct explanation of Assertion (A).
C) Assertion (A) is true but Reason (R) is false.
D) Assertion (A) is false but Reason (R) is true.

... Answer is A)

6.Assertion (A): At the initial stages of development, primary sector was the most important sector of economic activity in developed countries. Reason (R): Primary activities is still main activity in developed countries.

A) Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true and Reason (R) is the correct explanation of Assertion (A).
B) Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true and Reason (R) is not the correct explanation of Assertion (A).
C) Assertion (A) is true but Reason (R) is false.
D) Assertion (A) is false but Reason (R) is true.

... Answer is C)

7.Assertion (A): Repair persons and daily wage earners are not very productive in tertiary sector. Reason (R): Repair persona and daily wage earners are unskilled, therefore they are mostly unemployed on a short-term basis.

A) Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true and Reason (R) is the correct explanation of Assertion (A).
B) Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true and Reason (R) is not the correct explanation of Assertion (A).
C) Assertion (A) is true but Reason (R) is false.
D) Assertion (A) is false but Reason (R) is true.

... Answer is A)

8.Assertion (A): Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Gurantee Act (MGNREGA) was passed on 2005. Reason (R): MGNREGA gices assurance of every needy women to give work for 150 days in every year.

A) Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true and Reason (R) is the correct explanation of Assertion (A).
B) Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true and Reason (R) is not the correct explanation of Assertion (A).
C) Assertion (A) is true but Reason (R) is false.
D) Assertion (A) is false but Reason (R) is true.

... Answer is C)
It for 100 days in a year.

9.Assertion (A): In the public sector, the government owns most of the assests and provides all the services. Reason (R): In the private sector, ownership of assests and delivery of services is in the hands of private individuals or companies.

A) Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true and Reason (R) is the correct explanation of Assertion (A).
B) Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true and Reason (R) is not the correct explanation of Assertion (A).
C) Assertion (A) is true but Reason (R) is false.
D) Assertion (A) is false but Reason (R) is true.

... Answer is B)

10.Assertion (A): Not every good or service that is produced and sold need to be counted to know the total production in each sector. Reason (R): The value of final goods already includes the value of all the intermediate goods.

A) Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true and Reason (R) is the correct explanation of Assertion (A).
B) Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true and Reason (R) is not the correct explanation of Assertion (A).
C) Assertion (A) is true but Reason (R) is false.
D) Assertion (A) is false but Reason (R) is true.

... Answer is A)

11.Assertion (A): There are several things needed by the society as a whole but which the private sector will not provide at a reasonable cost. Reason (R): Activities of the private sector are guided by the motive to earn profits.

A) Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true and Reason (R) is the correct explanation of Assertion (A).
B) Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true and Reason (R) is not the correct explanation of Assertion (A).
C) Assertion (A) is true but Reason (R) is false.
D)Assertion (A) is false but Reason (R) is true.

... Answer is A)

12.Assertion (A): When we produce a good by exploiting natural resources, it is an activity of primary sector. Reason (R): In the primary sector goods are transformed from one shape to another.

A) Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true and Reason (R) is the correct explanation of Assertion (A).
B) Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true and Reason (R) is not the correct explanation of Assertion (A).
C) Assertion (A) is true but Reason (R) is false.
D) Assertion (A) is false but Reason (R) is true.

... Answer is C)

13. Assertion (A): The Government of India buys wheat and rice from farmers at fair price. Reason (R): Public sector contributes to the economic development.

A) Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true and Reason (R) is the correct explanation of Assertion (A).
B) Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true and Reason (R) is not the correct explanation of Assertion (A).
C) Assertion (A) is true but Reason (R) is false.
D) Assertion (A) is false but Reason (R) is true.

... Answer is B)

14.Assertion (A): Service sector covers activities in which natural products are changed into other forms through ways of manufacturing that we associated with. Reason (R): Teachers, doctors, ATM booths etc are an example of tertiary sector.

A) Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true and Reason (R) is the correct explanation of Assertion (A).
B) Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true and Reason (R) is not the correct explanation of Assertion (A).
C) Assertion (A) is true but Reason (R) is false.
D) Assertion (A) is false but Reason (R) is true.

... Answer is D)

15.Assertion (A): The development of agriculture and industry leads to the development of service sector. Reason (R): As the primary and secondary sectors develops, the demand for transport, storage structures, banks insurances, etc increases.

A) Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true and Reason (R) is the correct explanation of Assertion (A).
B) Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true and Reason (R) is not the correct explanation of Assertion (A).
C) Assertion (A) is true but Reason (R) is false.
D) Assertion (A) is false but Reason (R) is true.

... Answer is A)

16.Assertion (A): Income is the most important attributes to comparing countries. Reason (R): When total income is divided by the total population of a country, we get per capita income.

A) Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true and Reason (R) is the correct explanation of Assertion (A).
B) Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true and Reason (R) is not the correct explanation of Assertion (A).
C) Assertion (A) is true but Reason (R) is false.
D) Assertion (A) is false but Reason (R) is true.

... Answer is B)

17.Assertion (A): Rohan is a shopkeeper who pays his taxes on time. He has employed two workers Rakesh and Shayam in a shop. He pays them well; however, none of the workers get any paid leaves in the year. Reason (R): Rakesh and Shayam are employed in an unorganised sector.

A) Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true and Reason (R) is the correct explanation of Assertion (A).
B) Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true and Reason (R) is not the correct explanation of Assertion (A).
C) Assertion (A) is true but Reason (R) is false.
D) Assertion (A) is false but Reason (R) is true.

... Answer is A)

18.Assertion (A): Non-renewable resources are those which will get exhausted after years of use. Reason (R): Groundwater resources are replenished by nature as in the case of crops and plants.

A) Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true and Reason (R) is the correct explanation of Assertion (A).
B) Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true and Reason (R) is not the correct explanation of Assertion (A).
C) Assertion (A) is true but Reason (R) is false.
D) Assertion (A) is false but Reason (R) is true.

... Answer is B)

19.Assertion (A): Sustainable development is essential for economic growth of the countries. Reason (R): Sustainable development ensures that environment friendly measures are adopted for carrying out production processes.

A) Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true and Reason (R) is the correct explanation of Assertion (A).
B) Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true and Reason (R) is not the correct explanation of Assertion (A).
C) Assertion (A) is true but Reason (R) is false.
D) Assertion (A) is false but Reason (R) is true.

... Answer is A)

20.Assertion (A): Normally your money cannot buy you a pollution free environment or ensure you that you get unadulterated medicine. Reason (R): Money may also not be able to protect you from infectious diseases, unless the whole of your community takes preventive steps.

A) Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true and Reason (R) is the correct explanation of Assertion (A).
B) Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true and Reason (R) is not the correct explanation of Assertion (A).
C) Assertion (A) is true but Reason (R) is false.
D) Assertion (A) is false but Reason (R) is true.

... Answer is A)