Assertion (A): The gap between male and female literacy in India has always been zero.
Reason (R): Female literacy in India rose faster than male literacy between 2001 and 2011.

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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Correct answer: D

The gap has been large, over 16 points even in 2011, so A is false.
Female literacy rose about 11.8 points against about 7 for males, so R is true.

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Assertion (A): The gap between male and female literacy in India has always been zero.Reason (R): Female literacy in India rose faster than male literacy between 2001 and 2011.

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Assertion (A): The gap between male and female literacy in India has always been zero.
Reason (R): Female literacy in India rose faster than male literacy between 2001 and 2011.