Question

Assertion (A): PSUs are planing to increase investment in capacity building for the manufacture of petrochemicals.

Reason (R): They aim to reduce the reliance on imports and address the growing need for polymer products.

Options

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

• Both A and R are true but R does not explain 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 A.

Explanation:

Public sector units are planning increased investment to build petrochemical capacity in order to cut import dependence and meet the rising demand for polymer products, so the reason directly explains the assertion.