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State PCS PYQPrelims 2020

UPPCS · Question 58

Given below are two statements, one is labelled as Assertion (A) and other as Reason (R): Assertion (A): Ahmedabad is the largest centre of cotton textile industry in India. Reason (R): Ahmedabad is located in Major cotton growing region of India, so it has no problem of raw materials. Select the correct answer from the codes given below.

  1. Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)
  2. Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A)
  3. (A) is true, but (R) is false
  4. (A) is false, but (R) is true
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Answer: (D) (A) is false, but (R) is true

Explanation

Per the official key, A is false and R is true. Ahmedabad lies in a major cotton belt (Gujarat), but by the key's reckoning it is not the largest cotton textile centre (Mumbai has traditionally been treated as the largest, with Ahmedabad second).