Question 2 - Assertion Reasoning - Chapter 4 Class 9 Economics - Food security in India - Economics

Assertion (A): Drought creates a shortage of food in the affected areas.

Reason (R): Due to a natural calamity total production of food grains decreases.

Answer:

Explanation:

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Due to a natural calamity, say drought, the total production of food grains decreases.

It creates a shortage of food in the affected areas.

Due to a shortage of food, the prices go up.

At high prices, some people cannot afford to buy food.

If such calamity happens in a very wide area or is stretched over a longer time period, it may cause a situation of starvation.

Let’s check

• Assertion (A) : Drought creates a shortage of food in the affected areas. It is correct.
• Reason (R) : Due to a natural calamity total production of food grains decreases. It is correct.
• Since drought is a natural calamity, and drought creates shortage of food. So, reasoning is the correct explanation for assertion

So, 

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

Thus, the correct answer is (a).

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