Given below are two statements: One is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other is labelled as Reason (R).
Assertion (A): As India moves progressively towards becoming a global knowledge economy, it must meet the rising aspirations of its youth. This can be partially achieved through a focus on the advancement of skills that are relevant to the emerging economic environment.
Reason (R): 62% of India's population is in the working age group (15-59 years), and more than 54% of the total population is below 25 years of age. Our country presently faces a dual challenge of paucity of a highly trained workforce as well as non-employability of the large workforce of the conventionally educated youth.
In light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below :
Solution
The assertion (A) proposes that India must meet the rising aspirations of its youth as it grows increasingly dependent on skill-based (or knowledge-based) employment. This is explained further in reason (R), which notes that a large swath of India's population falls within the working age group, while being conventionally educated, with only a few being highly trained. The reason (R) explains why India must focus on the advancement of skills that are relevant to the emerging economic environment. The correct answer, therefore, is option A. Both (A) and (R) are correct, and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
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