Question : Assertion: The fertility rate is low in China in comparison to Pakistan.
Reason: The One-Child Policy adopted by China in 1979 helped China to control its population growth rate.
Option 1: Both assertion and reason are true, and the reason is the correct explanation of the assertion.
Option 2: Both assertion and reason are true, but the reason is not the correct explanation of the assertion.
Option 3: Assertion is true, but the reason is false.
Option 4: Assertion is false, but the reason is true.
Correct Answer: Both assertion and reason are true, and the reason is the correct explanation of the assertion.
Solution : The correct answer is (a) Both assertion and reason are true, and the reason is the correct explanation of the assertion.
The assertion that the fertility rate is low in China compared to Pakistan is true. China has indeed experienced a decline in its fertility rate over the years, and it currently has a relatively low fertility rate.
The reason provided is also true. The One-Child Policy implemented in China in 1979 was intended to control the population growth rate by restricting most couples to have only one child. The policy was effective in reducing China's population growth and influencing the fertility rate to decrease.
Therefore, the reason correctly explains why the fertility rate is low in China in comparison to Pakistan.