Question

Assertion (A ) : According to statistics, more female children are born each year than male children in India. 

Reason (R) : In India, the death rate of a male child is higher than that of the female child. 

(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 a correct explanation of A 

(c) A is true but R is false 

(d) A is false but R is true

Answer 1

(c) Assertion is correct, but the reason is wrong. In India, the sex ratio of female is lower than male, because female foeticide is common across India