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    The document discusses India's population policy and family planning programs over time. It notes that the National Family Planning Programme was renamed as the National Family Welfare Programme after the Emergency period of 1975-1976, as coercive methods were no longer used. A new set of guidelines were formulated as part of the National Population Policy of 2000.

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    Assertion: Maternal mortality rates have been coming down in India.

    Reason: Maternal mortality is supposed to decline with development,


    as levels of nutrition, general education and awareness, as well as, the
    availability of medical and communication facilities improves.

    (a) Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true and Reason (R) is the
    correct explanation of Assertion (A).
    (b) Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true and Reason (R) is not
    the correct explanation of Assertion (A).
    (c) Assertion (A) is true but Reason (R) is false.
    (d) Assertion (A) is false but Reason (R) is true.

    Assertion: Decline in child sex-ration has been much flatter that the
    overall figure.

    Reason: The cause has been sought out by social scientists in the
    deferential treatment of baby girls.

    (a) Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true and Reason (R) is the
    correct explanation of Assertion (A).
    (b) Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true and Reason (R) is not
    the correct explanation of Assertion (A).
    (c) Assertion (A) is true but Reason (R) is false.
    (d) Assertion (A) is false but Reason (R) is true.

    Assertion: The government has passed strict laws banning this


    practice and imposing heavy fines and imprisonment as punishment.

    Reason: The availability of the sonogram, originally developed to


    identify genetic or other disorders in the foetus, may be used to
    identify and selectively abort female foetuses.

    (a) Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true and Reason (R) is the
    correct explanation of Assertion (A).
    (b) Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true and Reason (R) is not
    the correct explanation of Assertion (A).
    (c) Assertion (A) is true but Reason (R) is false.
    (d) Assertion (A) is false but Reason (R) is true.

    Assertion: The lowest child sex ratios are found in the most
    prosperous regions of India.

    Reason: It is also possible that as economically prosperous families


    decide to have fewer children – often only one or two now – they may
    also wish to choose the sex of their child.

    (a) Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true and Reason (R) is the
    correct explanation of Assertion (A).
    (b) Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true and Reason (R) is not
    the correct explanation of Assertion (A).
    (c) Assertion (A) is true but Reason (R) is false.
    (d) Assertion (A) is false but Reason (R) is true.

    Assertion: In the long run, the solution to problems, like bias against
    girl children, depends more on how social attitudes evolve, even
    though laws and rules can also help.

    Reason: Recently, the Government of India has introduced the


    programme, ‘Beti-Bachao, Beti-Padhao’.

    (a) Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true and Reason (R) is the
    correct explanation of Assertion (A).
    (b) Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true and Reason (R) is not
    the correct explanation of Assertion (A).
    (c) Assertion (A) is true but Reason (R) is false.
    (d) Assertion (A) is false but Reason (R) is true.
    Assertion: Almost two-thirds of our population is literate.

    Reason: Literacy improved considerably before independence.

    (a) Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true and Reason (R) is the
    correct explanation of Assertion (A).
    (b) Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true and Reason (R) is not
    the correct explanation of Assertion (A).
    (c) Assertion (A) is true but Reason (R) is false.
    (d) Assertion (A) is false but Reason (R) is true.

    Assertion: female literacy has been rising faster than male literacy.

    Reason: Literacy varies considerably across gender, across regions, and


    across social groups.

    (a) Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true and Reason (R) is the
    correct explanation of Assertion (A).
    (b) Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true and Reason (R) is not
    the correct explanation of Assertion (A).
    (c) Assertion (A) is true but Reason (R) is false.
    (d) Assertion (A) is false but Reason (R) is true.

    Assertion: Regional variations are still very wide, with states like
    Kerala approaching universal literacy, while states like Bihar are
    lagging far behind.

    Reason: Historically disadvantaged communities like the Scheduled


    Castes and Scheduled Tribes have lower rates of literacy, and rates of
    female literacy within these groups are even lower.

    (a) Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true and Reason (R) is the
    correct explanation of Assertion (A).
    (b) Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true and Reason (R) is not
    the correct explanation of Assertion (A).
    (c) Assertion (A) is true but Reason (R) is false.
    (d) Assertion (A) is false but Reason (R) is true.
    Assertion: Illiterate parents are at a severe disadvantage in ensuring
    that their children are well educated, thus perpetuating existing
    inequalities

    Reason: The inequalities in the literacy rate are especially important


    because they tend to reproduce inequality across generations.

    (a) Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true and Reason (R) is the
    correct explanation of Assertion (A).
    (b) Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true and Reason (R) is not
    the correct explanation of Assertion (A).
    (c) Assertion (A) is true but Reason (R) is false.
    (d) Assertion (A) is false but Reason (R) is true.

    ASSERTION: The vast majority of the population of India has always


    lived in the rural areas, and that continues to be true.
    REASON: According to Census of India 2011 still more people are living in
    rural areas, 68.8% population lives in rural areas.
    (a) Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true and Reason (R) is the
    correct explanation of Assertion (A).
    (b) Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true and Reason (R) is not
    the correct explanation of Assertion (A).
    (c) Assertion (A) is true but Reason (R) is false.
    (d) Assertion (A) is false but Reason (R) is true.

    ASSERTION: Agriculture used to be by far the largest contributor to the


    country, but
    today it only contributes about one-sixth of the gross domestic product.
    REASON: While the majority of our people live in the rural areas and
    make their living out of agriculture.
    (a) Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true and Reason (R) is the
    correct explanation of Assertion (A).
    (b) Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true and Reason (R) is not
    the correct explanation of Assertion (A).
    (c) Assertion (A) is true but Reason (R) is false.
    (d) Assertion (A) is false but Reason (R) is true.

    ASSERTION: Mass media and communication channels are now bringing


    images of urban life styles and patterns of consumption into the rural
    areas.
    REASON: Mass transit and communication are bridging the gap between
    the rural and urban areas , the rural areas were never really beyond the
    reach of market forces and today they are being more closely integrated
    into the consumer market .
    (a) Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true and Reason (R) is the
    correct explanation of Assertion (A).
    (b) Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true and Reason (R) is not the
    correct explanation of Assertion (A).
    (c) Assertion (A) is true but Reason (R) is false.
    (d) Assertion (A) is false but Reason (R) is true.

    ASSERTION: The fact that urban life involves interaction with strangers
    can be an advantage for different reasons. For the socially oppressed
    groups like the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes.
    REASON: The anonymity of the city also allows the poorer sections of the
    socially dominant rural groups to engage in low status work that they
    would not be able to do in the village. All these reasons make the city an
    attractive destination for the villagers.
    (a) Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true and Reason (R) is the
    correct explanation of Assertion (A).
    (b) Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true and Reason (R) is not the
    correct explanation of Assertion (A).
    (c) Assertion (A) is true but Reason (R) is false.
    (d) Assertion (A) is false but Reason (R) is true.

    ASSERTION: The population policy took the concrete form of the


    National Family Planning Programme.
    REASON: The broad objectives of this programme have remained the
    same – to try to influence the rate and pattern of population growth in
    socially desirable directions.
    (a) Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true and Reason (R) is the
    correct explanation of Assertion (A).
    (b) Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true and Reason (R) is not the
    correct explanation of Assertion (A).
    (c) Assertion (A) is true but Reason (R) is false.
    (d) Assertion (A) is false but Reason (R) is true.

    ASSERTION: The Family Planning Programme suffered a setback during


    the years of the National Emergency (1975-76).
    REASON: Normal parliamentary and legal procedures were suspended
    during this time and special laws and ordinances issued directly by the
    government (without being passed by Parliament) were in force.
    (a) Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true and Reason (R) is the
    correct explanation of Assertion (A).
    (b) Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true and Reason (R) is not the
    correct explanation of Assertion (A).
    (c) Assertion (A) is true but Reason (R) is false.
    (d) Assertion (A) is false but Reason (R) is true.

    ASSERTION: The National Family Planning Programme was renamed as


    the National Family Welfare Programme after the Emergency, and
    coercive methods were no longer used.
    REASON: The programme now has a broad-based set of socio-
    demographic objectives. A new set of guidelines were formulated as part
    of the National Population Policy of the year 2000.
    (a) Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true and Reason (R) is the
    correct explanation of Assertion (A).
    (b) Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true and Reason (R) is not the
    correct explanation of Assertion (A).
    (c) Assertion (A) is true but Reason (R) is false.
    (d) Assertion (A) is false but Reason (R) is true.

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