Discussion
Assertion (A) : Fertility transition in the Southern States of India has been found relatively faster as compared with the transition taking place in Northern States.
Reason (R) : This is due to relatively higher female empowerment in the Southern States as compared with the empowerment of the women in the Northern States.
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Answer: A
Both statements are true and the reason explains the assertion.
Fertility fell earlier and faster in the Southern States, such as Kerala and Tamil Nadu, than in the Northern States, where it is still high. That is a well-known feature of India's demographic transition, so (A) is true.
(R) names the higher empowerment of women in the South, with greater female literacy, later marriage and more say in family decisions, as the cause. That is the standard explanation, so it is correct. The second option would say the reason is not the explanation, and the third and fourth options call a true statement false.
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