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Question

Assertion (A): China's growth of population has dramatically slowed down.
Reason (R): Its fertility rate has declined due to one child per family policy.

Codes:

  1. Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
  2. Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A
  3. A is true but R is false
  4. A is false but R is true

Answer:

Option A: Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A

Detailed Solution:

The correct answer is “Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A”.

China's population growth has slowed down significantly in recent years. One-child policy, which was implemented in 1979 and relaxed to a two-child policy in 2016 and later to a three-child policy, contributed to a significant decline in the fertility rate.