Q2 · UPPSC Prelims 2025 · Set A · General Studies

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Given below are two statements, one is labelled asAssertion (A) :and the other as Reason (R).Assertion (A):India is the second largest mobile gaming market in the world.Reason (R):There are more than 950 million internet users in India.

A Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A)
B (A) is false, but (R) is true
C (A) is true, but (R) is false
D Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)

Correct answer: (d) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)

Explanation

  1. A

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

    Both true, R not the explanation. The bank keys R as the reason India is a huge mobile-gaming market: a very large internet-user base.

  2. B

    (A) is false, but (R) is true

    (A) false, (R) true. India is widely counted as the world’s second-largest mobile-gaming market (after China). A is not false.

  3. C

    (A) is true, but (R) is false

    (A) true, (R) false. TRAI-style internet-subscriber counts have been put above 950 million, so R is not keyed false.

  4. D

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

    Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A). A large internet-user base is what lets India sit as the second mobile-gaming market: cheap data and a phone-first public.

Summary. Official key is (d). India is the second-largest mobile-gaming market. Internet users/subscribers above 950 million is taken as true, and that scale is keyed as the reason.