Select the option that is appropriate regarding the following two statements labelled Assertion and Reason. Assertion: Social upliftment of the people in rural areas can be achieved by implementing proper irrigation practices. Reason: Irrigation will create a lot of employment opportunities for rural people.
- AAssertion is true, but Reason is false.
- BBoth Assertion and Reason are true and Reason is the correct explanation of Assertion.Correct
- CBoth Assertion and Reason are true, but Reason is not the correct explanation of Assertion.
- DBoth Assertion and Reason are false.
Solution
Concept
Irrigation raises farm output and creates jobs, which improves the social life of rural people.
Step-by-step solution
1. Assertion: Proper irrigation gives more crops and more income, so rural social upliftment is possible. This is true. 2. Reason: Irrigation creates jobs in farming, canal work, agro-industry and transport. This is true. 3. More jobs give more income, which directly leads to social upliftment. 4. So the Reason correctly explains the Assertion. 5. Answer is (B).
Explanation
Irrigation increases crop yield and gives work to many rural people. More work and more income improve living standards, which is social upliftment. So both statements are true and the Reason explains the Assertion.
Why the other options are wrong
A: The Reason is true, because irrigation does create employment. C: The Reason does explain the Assertion, since employment is a main way upliftment happens. D: Both statements are true benefits of irrigation listed in textbooks.
Shortcut
Benefits of irrigation: food security, employment, income, social upliftment. Employment is the link.
Common mistake
Choosing C by thinking upliftment comes only from food production and not from employment.
Correct answer: B) Both Assertion and Reason are true and Reason is the correct explanation of Assertion.