Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion (A) and the other as Reason (R). In the light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below:
Assertion (A):Education enables upward social and economic mobility and is key to escaping poverty, with major progress in access and enrolment over the past decade, particularly for girls.
Reason (R):The global pandemic has far-reaching consequences that may jeopardize the hard-won gains in school education.
ABoth A and R are correct and R is the correct explanation of A
BBoth A and R are correct but R is not the correct explanation of A ✓ Correct
CA is correct but R is not correct
DA is not correct but R is correct
Correct answer: (B) Both A and R are correct but R is not the correct explanation of A
Explanation
Education does enable upward social and economic mobility and has seen real gains in access and enrolment, especially for girls, over the past decade.
The global pandemic indeed carries far-reaching effects that could threaten these hard-won gains.
Both the assertion and the reason are individually true.
The reason describes a later risk to the gains rather than the cause of education's mobility role.
Since the two speak to different aspects, the reason does not explain the assertion.
NEP 2020 stresses safeguarding and extending these gains through equitable, inclusive education.
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