Assertion (A) : Majority of the Coastal States in India are highly urbanized.
Reason (R) : They had early interaction with other countries.
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Coastal State Urbanization in India: Assertion & Reason
Assertion Statement: India's Coastal States are highly urbanized.
Assessment: Verified as true. Coastal regions benefit from major ports and historical trade centers, driving urban population concentration.
Reason Statement: Coastal regions had early interaction with other countries.
Assessment: Verified as true. Maritime geography inherently facilitated early international contact and trade.
Evaluation of Reason: The early international interactions (Reason R) spurred economic development and the establishment of major port cities in coastal areas. This directly contributed to the high urbanization mentioned in Assertion (A). Hence, (R) is a correct explanation for (A).
Conclusion: Both statements hold true, and the reason adequately explains the assertion.
Correct Choice: 1. Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).Important Questions from Urbanization - Teaching
- What is the percentage of Delhi’s population living in planned colonies ?
- Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion (A) and other as Reason (R).
Assertion (A) : Slum dwellers living in Central part of cities are uprooted and displaced frequently in the name of encroachments.
Reason (R) : Cities’ Central places are more valuable for urban local bodies in the present neo-liberal markets to fetch much revenue.
Select the correct answer from the following codes : - Which statement among the following is associated with the understanding of a ‘Postindustrial city’ ?
- How many slum dwellers are there in India as per Census 2011 ?
- Given below are two statements, one is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other as Reason (R).
Assertion (A) : Number of slum dwellers in urban India varies from agency to agency.
Reason (R) : All of them followed different criteria in defining slums.
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