Question

1. The sugar industry in Peninsular India is more efficient than in Northern India.
2. The sugar mills in Peninsular India are newer and better equipped with modern machinery compared to the old mills with obsolete machinery in Northern India.

Options

• (B) contradicts (А).

• (B) is the reason for (A).

• (A) is true but (B) is false.

• (A) and (B) are independent of each other.

Answer 1

(B) is the reason for (A).

Explanation:

Statement (A) is accurate as Peninsular India's sugar industry exhibits higher productivity and overall efficiency. Statement (B) correctly explains this, because the newer, cooperatively managed mills in the South utilize modern machinery, minimizing wastage and maximizing sugar recovery compared to Northern India's outdated mills.