Question

Assertion: Small countries with very high populations tend to be underdeveloped.

Reason: Population explosion leads to scarcity of resources.

• A. Assertion and reason is true and reason is the correct explanation of assertion.
• B. Assertion and reason is true and reason is not the correct explanation of assertion.
• C. Assertion is true but the reason is false.
• D. Both assertion and reason are false.

Answer 1

The correct option is A Assertion and reason is true and reason is the correct explanation of assertion.

Population grows exponentially whereas resources are limited thus utilisation of limited resources by growing population leads to scarcity of the resources. A country that is small area wise will mostly have less resources and if the population density in the country is too high, the needs and demands of the growing population cannot be met efficiently especially when the country is not economically sound.