Question

Assertion (A): In India, a small population of India's population depends on agriculture for its livelihood.

Reason (R): Agriculture provides food supply to increasing population of the country.

Options

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

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

• Assertion (A) is true but Reason (R) is false.

• Assertion (A) is false but Reason (R) is true.

Answer 1

Assertion (A) is false but Reason (R) is true.

Explanation:

• Assertion (A) is false because in India, a large proportion of the population depends on agriculture for their livelihood, not a small population.
• Reason (R) is true because agriculture does provide the food supply for the increasing population of the country.

Thus, while agriculture is a crucial source of food for the growing population, it supports a large, not a small proportion of the population in terms of livelihood.