Question

Assertion (A): Rapid industrialization can provide varied employment opportunities and support the agricultural base in India.

Reason (R): Agriculture is the predominant employment sector in India, but it cannot meet the growing demand for better employment opportunities.

विकल्प

• Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (А).

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

• (A) is true but (R) is false.

• (A) is false but (R) is true.

Answer 1

Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (А).

Explanation:

Agriculture is India’s largest employer but suffers from surplus labor and cannot absorb the growing workforce. Therefore, rapid industrialization is strictly necessary to create diverse job opportunities outside farming, absorb excess rural labor, and strengthen the agricultural base by increasing demand for raw materials.