Question

A: Assertion: Increase in the dependency ratio will affect the economy. 
R: Reasoning: Medical costs are high when there are more elderly in the population.

विकल्प

• Only A is correct

• Only R is correct

• Both A and R are correct and R is the correct explanation of A.

• Both A and R are correct but R is not the correct explanation of A.

Answer 1

Both A and R are correct and R is the correct explanation of A.

Explanation:

An increase in the dependency ratio affects the economy because there are more non-working people (like the elderly) depending on the working population.
Medical costs are high when there are more elderly people, and this adds financial pressure on the economy.
So, the reason (R) correctly explains the assertion (A)