Discussion
Assertion (A) and Reason (R) pattern :
Assertion (A) : Affirmative action consists of a set of antidiscrimination measures.
Reason (R) : It provide access to preferred positions in a society for members of excluded or underrepresented groups.
Answer the question using the codes given below :
Codes :
Answer: A
Both statements are true and the Reason explains the Assertion, so the answer is Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
Affirmative action is the name given to policies, such as reservation in India or targeted recruitment in the USA, adopted to counter the effects of past and present discrimination. It is a set of antidiscrimination measures, so the Assertion is true.
The Reason says how it does this: by providing members of excluded or underrepresented groups with access to preferred positions in education, employment and public office. That access is the mechanism through which affirmative action counters discrimination, so (R) correctly explains (A). The options declaring either statement false are wrong.
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