Discussion
Given below are two statements: One is labelled as Assertion A and the other is labelled as Reason R.
Assertion A: Communities of people can develop capacity to deal with their own problems.
Reason R: A holistic approach can deal with problems successfully as compared to fragmented approach.
In the light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below:
Answer: A
The key is Both A and R are correct and R is the correct explanation of A.
The Assertion is a basic principle of community organisation: people in a community can build the capacity to meet their own problems, which is the aim of community development work. The Reason is also true: problems of a community are linked (health, nutrition, livelihood, education), so a holistic approach tackles them more successfully than separate, fragmented efforts.
The Board's key reads the holistic approach as what makes that capacity effective, because a community that looks at its problems as a whole builds capacity to deal with them. This is a textbook reading rather than a strict logical consequence; a stricter reader would call R a separate true statement (option B), which is why the key is a matter of the source text. Options C and D each call one true statement false.
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