AI-generated practice question — model-generated for extra practice, not a previous-year CBSE board question.
(C) A is false and R correctly explains why A is false.
Assertion A is false because WTO trade is not completely free and fair. Reason R is true and correctly explains this — developed countries continue subsidising their farmers while WTO rules push developing countries to reduce trade barriers.
The passage explicitly states: "Though WTO is supposed to allow free trade for all, in practice, developed countries have unfairly retained trade barriers, while WTO rules have forced developing countries to remove trade barriers." So A is factually incorrect (making options A and B wrong), R is true, and R directly explains why A is false — making option C the right pick. In assertion-reason questions, always check the factual accuracy of A first, then whether R correctly links to it.