CBSE 2021 Class 12 Economics Term 1 Paper

Question : 30

Total: 60

Read the following statements Assertion (A) and Reason (R) and choose the correct alternative:
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.

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

Solution:

(a) Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true and Reason (R) is the correct explanation of Assertion (A).
Explanation: Urban poverty is a spillover of rural poverty in India. This is due to the fact that people residing in national areas have a tendency to migrate to urban areas to search employment opportunities which often leads to rise in urban poverty.

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