Geography · Disaster Management
Given below are two statements: one is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other is labelled as Reason (R). Assertion (A): Central and State governments are jointly responsible for undertaking relief, rehabilitation, preparedness, mitigation and response measures, but the primary responsibility for undertaking these measures in the event of a disaster rests with the concerned State government. Reason (R): The National Institute of Disaster Management (NIDM) has been mandated with nodal responsibilities for human resource development, capacity building, training, and research in the field of disaster management. In the light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below:
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- 1(A) is not correct but (R) is correct
- 2(A) is correct but (R) is not correct
- 3Both (A) and (R) are correct but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A)✓
- 4Both (A) and (R) are correct and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)
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Both (A) and (R) are correct but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A)
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