AI-generated practice question — model-generated for extra practice, not a previous-year CBSE board question.
Option A: Both A and R are true, and R is the correct explanation of A.
Democracy is not a guarantee of economic development (A is true), because growth depends on multiple factors like country size, population, global conditions, and policies — not just the type of regime (R correctly explains A).
The textbook states: "economic development depends on several factors: country's population size, global situation, cooperation from other countries, economic priorities adopted by the country, etc." and concludes "we cannot say that democracy is a guarantee of economic development." The Reason directly explains why the Assertion is true, so Option A is correct. Students must check whether R explains A, not just whether both are true independently.