Question

Given below are two statements: one is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other is labelled as Reason (R).
Assertion (A): During 1951-61 the growth of urbanisation in India was slowed down.
Reason (R): There was a change in the definition of urban places and some towns were declassified in 1961 census.
In the light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below:

• A. Both (A) and (R) are correct and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)
• B. Both (A) and (R) are correct but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A)
• C. (A) is correct but (R) is not correct
• D. (A) is not correct but (R) is correct

Hint:

Urbanization rates can be "artificially" affected by changes in statistical definitions. Always check if a change in criteria happened during a census year.

Answer 1

The Correct Option is A