Question

Assertion (A) : Major Industrial regions of India have developed in the immediate hinterland ports of Kolkata, Mumbai and Chennai.

Reason (R) : The ports provide access to the raw materials available in the hinterlands of these ports as well as to the world markets. 

1. Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)
2. Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A)
3. (A) is true but (R) is false
4. (A) is false but (R) is true

Answer 1

Correct Answer - Option 1 : Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)

Assertion (A) is true.

In India, there is a total of 8 major industrial regions namely Mumbai-Pune Industrial Region, Hugli Industrial Region, Bangalore-Tamil Nadu Industrial Region, Gujarat Industrial Region, Chotanagpur Industrial Region, Vishakhapatnam-Guntur Industrial Region, Gurgaon-Delhi-Meerut Industrial Region, and Kollam-Thiruvananthapuram Industrial region.

Reason (R) is true.

The hinterland is the inland region lying behind a port and is claimed by the state that owns the coast. In shipping usage, a port's hinterland is the area that it serves, both for imports and for exports. 

Also, R is the correct explanation for A.

Hence, Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).