Question

Read the following statements : Assertion (A) and Reason (R) carefully. Choose the correct alternative from those given below :

Assertion (A) : India and Pakistan adopted many similar strategies for their respective economic developmental paths.

Reason (R) : In late 1970s, India and Pakistan came up with the policy of denationalisation of capital goods industries.

• A. Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true and Reason (R) is the correct explanation of Assertion (A).
• B. Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true, but Reason (R) is not the correct explanation of Assertion (A).
• C. Assertion (A) is true, but Reason (R) is false.
• D. Assertion (A) is false, but Reason (R) is true.

Hint:

First test the Assertion: both countries followed mixed economies with state control. Then test the Reason: the 1970s policy of Pakistan for capital goods industries was nationalisation, so the Reason is wrong.

Answer 1

The Correct Option is C

Step 1: Understand the question:
This is an Assertion and Reason question. We must judge A and R separately, then see if R explains A.

Step 2: Check the Assertion (A):
India and Pakistan both started as mixed economies after 1947.
Both used planning, a large public sector, import substitution and controls on trade and foreign capital.
So the Assertion is TRUE.

Step 3: Check the Reason (R):
In the 1970s Pakistan followed a policy of nationalisation of capital goods industries, that is, the state took them over.
The Reason names the opposite policy, denationalisation of capital goods industries, for the late 1970s.
As stated, the Reason does not match the facts, and the official marking scheme treats it as false.
So the Reason is FALSE.

Step 4: Compare the two:
A is true and R is false. Options (A) and (B) need both to be true, so they fail.
Option (D) says A is false, which is wrong. Only option (C) matches.

Final Answer:
Assertion (A) is true but Reason (R) is false. The correct option is (C).