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Geography Ch - 5 Human Resources — Social Studies STD 8 — Question

CBSE BoardEnglish MediumSTD 8Social StudiesGeography Ch - 5 Human Resources1 Mark
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Assertion (A) The population pyramid can help determine the dependency ratio in a country. 
Reason (R) Dependents in a population pyramid are categorised into young dependents and elderly dependents, while those of working age are economically active.
  • ✓
    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 the correct explanation of A
  • C
    A is true, but R is false
  • D
    A is false, but R is true
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Answer

Correct option: A.
Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
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