Question

Assertion (A): Public sector enterprises promote balanced regional development.

Reasoning (R): They set up industries in backward areas to reduce regional disparities.

Options

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

• 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 A.

Explanation:

Public sector enterprises promote balanced regional development by establishing industries in underserved areas, which helps mitigate regional inequities. Therefore, both the assertion and reasoning are true, and the reasoning correctly explains the assertion.