Given below are two statements: one is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other is labelled as Reason (R). Assertion (A): As a strategy to control population growth in India, the statutory marriageable age has been fixed at 18 years for males and 21 years for females. Reason (R): Raising the statutory marriageable age is an effective measure taken by the government to tackle the problem of population explosion. In the

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The statutory marriageable age in India is fixed at 18 years for females and 21 years for males. Thus, Assertion (A) is false. Raising the statutory marriageable age is indeed an effective measure taken by the government to tackle the problem of population explosion, as it delays reproduction and reduces the reproductive span. Thus, Reason (R) is true. Therefore, A is false but R is true. Answer: A is false but R is true.