Discussion
Assertion (A) : Slums are usually characterised by high density of population and compact settlement.
Reason (R) : Slums have inadequate basic amenities.
Select the correct answer from the codes given below :
Answer: B
Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
Slums are typically densely populated and compactly built, with small houses packed closely together, because poor migrants crowd onto the limited land available near places of work. They also typically lack basic amenities such as safe water, sanitation, drainage and electricity.
Both statements describe slums correctly, but the lack of amenities does not cause the high density and compact layout; the crowding comes from poverty, migration and land shortage. So R does not explain A.
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