Q. Consider the following Assertion and Reason type statements:

1. Assertion (A) : Unemployment has detrimental impact on the overall growth of an economy.
2. Reason (R) : When a family has to live on a bare subsistence level there is a general decline in its health status and rising withdrawal from the school system.

Which of the above is / are correct?
Answer: Both A and R are individually correct and R is the correct explanation of A.
Notes: Both A and R are individually correct and R is the correct explanation of A. Unemployment has detrimental impact on the overall growth of an economy. Increase in unemployment is an indicator of a depressed economy. Unemployment tends to increase economic overload. The dependence of the unemployed on the working population increases. The quality of life of an individual as well as of society is adversely affected. When a family has to live on a bare subsistence level there is a general decline in its health status and rising withdrawal from the school system.