Question 3 - 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): Education helps individual to make better use of the economic opportunities available before him.

Reason (R): Education and skill are the major determinants of the earning of any individual in the market.

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.

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Answer

So the correct answer is (b) - Both Assertion(a) and Reason (r) are true but reason (r) is not the correct explanation of assertion (a).

Explanation

• Assertion (A): Education helps individuals to make better use of the economic opportunities available before them because an educated person can better decisions and can take calculated risks. Thus assertion is true.

• Reasoning (R): Education and skill are the major determinants of the earning of any individual in the market because the better the education and skill of a person, the more will be the chances of getting decent earnings. Thus reasoning is true.

• Reasoning is not explaining how education is helpful to make better use of economic opportunities. Thus, Reasoning (r) is not a correct explanation of Assertion (a).

Thus,

• Assertion is true
• Reasoning is true

• But Reasoning (R) is not the correct explanation of Assertion (A).

So, the correct answer is (b).

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