Given below are two statements, one is labelled as Assertionand the other Reason (R).Assertion (A):During the 20th century, poverty and poor people have become the subject of our concern and duty.Reason (R):Strategically there was lack of targeted actions due to which this issue got momentum. Select the answer from the code given below:

1. A

   (A) is false but (R) is true

   Option (a) claims that Assertion (A) is false and Reason (R) is true. However, both statements are factually correct regarding the historical trajectory of poverty studies.

2. B

   (A) is false but (R) is false

   Option (b) claims that both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are false. This is incorrect because poverty indeed emerged as a central concern in the 20th century due to specific strategic gaps.

3. C

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

   Option (c) claims that both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A). This is wrong because the lack of targeted strategic actions directly explains why poverty became an urgent focal point requiring systematic policy intervention.

4. D

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

   Option (d) claims that both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A). During the 20th century, poverty and poor people indeed became the primary subject of socio-political concern and governmental duty globally. Strategically, the initial lack of targeted micro-level actions allowed the issue to gather immense momentum and compel systemic welfare measures, making the reason a valid explanation for the assertion.

Summary. Official key is (d) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A). The 20th century witnessed a paradigm shift where poverty transitioned from an accepted reality to a core subject of state concern and ethical duty. The absence of precise targeted interventions initially caused the problem to escalate significantly, thereby gaining policy momentum. Understanding this dynamic clarifies the causal relationship between systemic lack of early focus and the subsequent rise of poverty as a major academic and administrative issue. Only option (d) correctly establishes both the validity of the statements and their direct explanatory linkage.