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Read the following statements… (Economics 2026 58/1/1 Q19)

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EconomicsCBSE Class 12 · Board exam 2026, set 58/1/1 · 1 mark · Assertion-reason

CBSE Class 12 Economics 2026: question 19

Set in the CBSE Class 12 board exam of 2026, paper 58/1/1, section B, question 19, for 1 mark. Try it first; the hints and our step-by-step solution are below.

Q19 · 1 mark · Assertion-reasonCompetency-basedHuman Capital Formation in India

Read the following statements : Assertion (A) and Reason (R), Choose the correct option from those given below :

Assertion (A) : Education facilitates the assimilation of knowledge and competencies. It also fosters inventive capacities and enhances the aptitude to integrate advance technology.

Reason (R) : Education plays a pivotal role in transforming cognitive perspectives and serves as a catalyst for the economic advancement of a nation.

  1. (A)Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true, and Reason (R) is the correct explanation of Assertion (A).
  2. (B)Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true, but Reason (R) is not the correct explanation of Assertion (A).
  3. (C)Assertion (A) is true, but Reason (R) is false.
  4. (D)Assertion (A) is false, but Reason (R) is true.

Source: official question paper from cbse.gov.in (PDF). See it in the full 2026 board paper, set 58/1/1.

Hints

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Hint 1

Check each statement on its own first.

Hint 2

Does R say why education builds individual skills?

Step-by-step solution

Each step shows the marks it earns, as an examiner would award them. Checked by an independent re-solve from the question paper.

  1. Assertion: True. Education helps people absorb knowledge and skills, encourages innovation and makes it easier to adopt new technology.

    Reason: True. Education changes the way people think and drives a nation's economic progress.

  2. Both are true, but R speaks about the effect on the nation's development, not why education builds knowledge and inventive capacity in individuals, so it is not the explanation of A. Option (B).

    1 mark

Answer: (B) Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true, but Reason (R) is not the correct explanation of Assertion (A).

Where the marks are

  • Truth of A and R and the link between them (1 mark)

Revise the chapter

Practise this chapterBoard-style questions from Human Capital Formation in India, one at a time, marked against the answer key and marking points.Back to the full paper2026 board paper, set 58/1/1: every question, by section.

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