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Question
Assertion (A): In the late 1970s, China’s population growth rate had sharply declined.
Reason(R): China has witnessed an increase in the proportion of elderly people owing to stringent family planning programmes.
Options
Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true and Reason (R) is the correct explanation of Assertion (A).
Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true and Reason (R) is not the correct explanation of Assertion (A).
Assertion (A) is true but Reason (R) is false.
Assertion (A) is false but Reason (R) is true.
Solution
Assertion (A) is false but Reason (R) is true.
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