Question

Given below are two statements, one is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other is labelled as Reason (R):
Assertion (A) : The gap between the populations of less developed and more developed countries is being widened every minute.
Reason (R) : As many as 26 births take place in less developed countries and as many as 241 births take place in more developed countries every minute.
In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below:

• A. Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)
• B. Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A)
• C. (A) is true but (R) is false
• D. (A) is false but (R) is true

Answer 1

Answer: (C)

(A) is true but (R) is false

Answer 2

The correct option is (C): (A) is true but (R) is false.