Question

Choose the correct options.

Assertion (A): Bengaluru is known as the ‘Silicon Valley of India’ or the IT-BT city of India.

Reason (R): Bengaluru has 1200 IT and Biotechnology industries and provides employment to over 4 lakh people.

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

Answer 1

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

Karnataka is one of the leading centres of IT industries in India. IT has brought automation to many machines, made information and data collection faster and easier than ever before.

Bengaluru is known as the ‘Silicon Valley of India’ or the IT-BT city of India and is also the leading producer and exporter of software components that are used for computer programming. Bengaluru has 1200 IT and Biotechnology industries and provides employment to over 4 lakh people.