Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are given below. Choose the correct option: Assertion (A): Demographic statistics like birth and death rates rely on accurate reporting by households. Reason (R): Birth and death registration is mandatory and always accurately followed in all parts of India.
A is true, but R is false
Assertion (A) – true: Demographic indicators such as crude birth rate and crude death rate are derived from data on births and deaths reported by households and registered with the Civil Registration System (CRS) and the Sample Registration System (SRS). The accuracy of these rates therefore depends directly on accurate reporting by households.
Reason (R) – false: While the Registration of Births and Deaths Act, 1969 makes registration legally mandatory across India, in practice registration is not uniformly or always accurately followed. The level of registration varies widely across states and between urban and rural areas — many rural and remote regions show under-reporting, particularly of female births and infant deaths. Hence the claim that registration is 'always accurately followed in all parts of India' is incorrect.
Therefore A is true but R is false.
Hence, the correct answer is A is true, but R is false.
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