Assertion (A): India's growth after 1991 created jobs as fast as it raised output.
Reason (R): Much of the growth came from services such as IT that employ relatively few people.

Both A and R are true, and R is the correct explanation of A.Correct answerYour answerBoth A and R are true, but R is not the correct explanation of A.Correct answerYour answerA is true, but R is false.Correct answerYour answerA is false, but R is true.Correct answerYour answer

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CorrectNot quiteAnswer D

Correct answer: D

Employment grew much more slowly than output, so A is false.
R is true, and it helps explain why jobs lagged.

Concept: Jobless growth
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The rule this testsJobless growth and casualisation

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Assertion (A): India's growth after 1991 created jobs as fast as it raised output.Reason (R): Much of the growth came from services such as IT that employ relatively few people.

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Assertion (A): India's growth after 1991 created jobs as fast as it raised output.
Reason (R): Much of the growth came from services such as IT that employ relatively few people.