Question

Assertion (A): Urban poverty is considered as a spill over of the rural poverty.

Reason (R): Rural poor migrate to cities in search of employment and livelihood.

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 and Reason (R) is false.

• Assertive (A) is false and Reason (R) is true.

Answer 1

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

Explanation:

Urban poverty is the outcome of rural poor people moving to cities in quest of work and a living. Thus, rural poverty has a knock-on effect in metropolitan areas.