Given below are two statements, one is labelled as Assertion (A) and other as Reason (R): Assertion (A): Ahmedabad is the largest centre of cotton textile industry in India. Reason (R): Ahmedabad is located in Major cotton growing region of India, so it has no problem of raw materials. Select the correct answer from the codes given below.
Verified Answer
A. Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)
B. Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A)
C. (A) is true but (R) is false
D. (A) is false but (R) is true
Explanation:
Ahmedabad is a major center for the cotton textile industry in India (Assertion A is true). This is largely due to its proximity to the cotton-growing regions of Gujarat and Maharashtra, ensuring a steady supply of raw materials (Reason R is true and correctly explains A).