Question

Assertion (A): There has been a significant increase in agricultural output and yield of many crops, such as rice and wheat, among the other crops like sugarcane, oilseeds and cotton, due to improvement in technology during the last 50 years.

Reason (R): Expansion of irrigation has played a crucial role in enhancing agricultural output in the country. It provided the basis for the introduction of modern agricultural technology during the last 50 years.

विकल्प

• Both (A) and (R) are true but R is not the correct explanation of (A).

• Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).

• Both (A) and (R) are incorrect.

• (A) is correct but (R) is incorrect.

Answer 1

Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).