Assertion (A): Manufacturing sector is considered as the backbone of development, general and economic development in particular.
Reason (R): Export of manufactured goods expands trade and commerce, and brings in much needed foreign exchange.
Answer:
So the correct answer is (a) - Both Assertion(a) and Reason (r) are true and reason (r) is the correct explanation of assertion (a).
Explanation
- Assertion (a): Manufacturing sector is considered the backbone of development, general and economic development in particular. Thus, the assertion is true.
- Reasoning (r): Export of manufactured goods expands trade and commerce, and brings in much-needed foreign exchange. Thus reasoning is true.
- Both assertion (a) and reason (r) are true and reason (r) is the correct explanation of assertion (a).
Thus,
- Assertion is true
- Reasoning is true
So the correct answer is (a).