Q1. [1] medium thorough-understanding
Which of the following best explains why industrial development is considered a solution to both unemployment and regional disparities in India?
(A) Industries export manufactured goods, earning foreign exchange that is distributed equally across regions.
(B) Public sector and joint sector industries can be deliberately established in tribal and backward areas, creating jobs in regions that agriculture alone cannot sustain.
(C) Manufacturing industries modernise agriculture everywhere, automatically reducing poverty in all regions.
(D) Consumer industries produce goods that are affordable to people in underdeveloped regions, raising their standard of living directly.
- A Industries export manufactured goods, earning foreign exchange that is distributed equally across regions.
- B Public sector and joint sector industries can be deliberately established in tribal and backward areas, creating jobs in regions that agriculture alone cannot sustain.
- C Manufacturing industries modernise agriculture everywhere, automatically reducing poverty in all regions.
- D Consumer industries produce goods that are affordable to people in underdeveloped regions, raising their standard of living directly.
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Model Answer
(B) Public sector and joint sector industries can be deliberately established in tribal and backward areas, creating jobs in regions that agriculture alone cannot sustain.
Explanation
The source passage directly states that industrial development was "aimed at bringing down regional disparities by establishing industries in tribal and backward areas" and is a "precondition for eradication of unemployment and poverty." Option B captures both aspects. Options A, C, and D are either partially true or not directly linked to both unemployment and regional disparities as stated in the text.