Given below are two statements: one is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other…
2026
Given below are two statements: one is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other is labelled as Reason (R).
Assertion (A): India is one of the fastest growing economy of the World.
Reason (R): To grow fast, India has been spending six percent of GDP on education since 2014.
In the light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below:
- A.
(1) Both (A) and (R) are correct and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)
- B.
(2) Both (A) and (R) are correct but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A)
- C.
(3) (A) is correct but (R) is not correct
- D.
(4) (A) is not correct but (R) is correct
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Correct answer: C
Assertion (A) is factually correct; India ranks among the fastest-growing major economies. Reason (R) is incorrect; actual public expenditure on education has not consistently reached 6% of GDP since 2014 despite policy targets. Thus, A is true but R is false.