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.
Money cannot buy everything needed for a good life (like pollution-free environment or disease protection), which are cheapest when provided collectively — this directly explains why money alone cannot guarantee quality of life.
Source: Public Facilities, Chapter 1
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The passage explicitly states: "money in your pocket cannot buy all the goods and services that you may need to live well" and gives the example of pollution-free environment and protection from infectious diseases as things best provided collectively. R directly explains why A is true — it gives the specific mechanism (collective provision being cheaper/more effective), making Option A the correct choice. Do not choose B; R is not merely an additional true statement — it causally explains A.