Question

Assertion (A): Child labour persists globally, depriving children of their right to education and subjecting them to exploitative working conditions.

Reason (R): Child labour is primarily a result of children’s strong desire to work and earn money for their families.

Options

• A is true, but R is false.

• A is false, but R is true.

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

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

Answer 1

A is true, but R is false.

Explanation:

The assertion is true because child labour is a massive global issue that stops children from going to school and forces them into dangerous, unfair working conditions. However, the reason is completely false: child labour does not occur because children want to work. Instead, it is driven by extreme poverty, lack of access to free education, and families needing money just to survive.