Question 1 - Assertion and Reasoning - Chapter 2 Class 9 Economics - People as Resource - Economics

In the question given below, there are two statements marked as Assertion (A) and Reason (R). Read the statements and choose the correct option.

Assertion (A): Educated society has direct and indirect advantages.

Reason (R): Educated and healthier people gain higher incomes.

Options are:

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

(b) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).

(c) (A) is correct but (R) is wrong.

(d) (A) is wrong but (R) is correct.

Answer

So, the correct option is (a) - Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).

Explanation

• Education contributes towards the growth of society . 
• It improves the national income , and cultural richness and improves the efficiency of governance .
• An unhealthy or uneducated person will not be able to maximise output for overall growth .

Let’s check the answer

• Assertion (A): Educated society has direct and indirect advantages. An educated society provides more opportunities than an uneducated society. Thus, the assertion is true.

• Reasoning (R): Educated and healthier people gain higher incomes because they can contribute better than uneducated or unhealthy people and hence create more value. Thus, the reasoning is true.

• Educated society has many advantages and one of them is that educated and healthier people gain higher incomes which eventually contributes to the economy. So, the reasoning is the correct explanation for assertion.

Thus,

• Assertion is true
• Reasoning is true
• And, Reasoning is the correct explanation of assertion

So the correct answer is (a).