Directions: The question consists of two statements, an assertion
Directions: The question consists of two statements, an assertion (A) and a reason (R). Read both the statements and decide which of the following answer choice correctly depicts the relationship between these two statements.
Assertion (A): Cultivated land as a percentage of Total land is greater in India when compared to China but total Agricultural Output of China is more than that of India.
Reason (R): Both Total Land area and per hectare output is more in China than in India.
A. Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
B. Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A.
C. A is true but R is false.
D. A is false but R is true
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Right Answer is: A
SOLUTION
Cultivated land as a percentage of the total land is around 46% in India and around 11% in China but the total Agricultural Output of China is more than that of India.
This is due to two reasons:
1. Greater land area of China (9 9,857,348 km2) compared to India (3,287,263 km2)
2. Greater output per Hectare (exact figures vary every year, but generally Agricultural productivity of India is less than that of China)
Hence, both Assertion and Reason are true, and Reason is the correct explanation of Assertion.