Question

Assertion (A): Generally, daily wage labourers are pushed to poverty.
Reason (R): Poverty and unemployment are related.
Choose the best possible response to the above statements.

• A. Both A and R are true. 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.

Answer 1

The correct option is A Both A and R are true. R is the correct explanation of A.

Paucity of jobs along with systemic forms of oppression and social exclusion are major factors that induce poverty. Daily wagers get embroiled in a vicious circle of poverty due to lack of access to resources to lead a decent life.