Question

Assertion (A): Industries in Tamil Nadu are spread across all the regions of the state.

Reasoning (R): Tamil Nadu has a well-established transportation system of roads, railways, airways, and waterways.

• 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.

Answer 1

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

Tamil Nadu has the largest number of industries and has the largest share in the workforce employed in manufacturing, which uses more labour-intensive techniques of production. In addition, a well-established transportation system of roads, railways, airways, and waterways helps spread industries across all the regions of the state.