Given below are two statements, one is labelled asAssertion (A) :and other as Reason (R):Assertion (A):The Union Budget 2020-21 has focused on Rural Development with aim of doubling farmer income.Reason (R):The 16 Action points announced in the budget is centred around agriculture, irrigation and rural development.Select the correct answer from the codes given below.

1. A

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

   Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) explains (A). Budget 2020–21 put rural development and doubling farmers’ income at the centre, and announced 16 action points on agriculture, irrigation and rural development. That package is the official key.

2. B

   Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A)

   Calling (R) a non-explanation would ignore that the 16 points were the operational content of the rural-farm focus.

3. C

   (A) is true but (R) is false

   (R) is not false; the Budget speech listed those 16 points.

4. D

   (A) is false but (R) is true

   (A) is not false; doubling farmers’ income by 2022 was the stated rural thrust of that Budget.

Summary. Official key is (a). The assertion is the political-economic aim; the 16 points are how the 2020–21 Budget said it would get there. Honour the stored letter (a).