Q. Given below are two statements, one is labelled as Assertion (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.
Select the correct answer from the code given below :
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: c) (A) is true, but (R) is false
Question from UPPSC Prelims 2025
Explanation:
Assertion (A): True. India ranks among the very top globally in mobile gaming by user base; industry reports (e.g., Lumikai/Google, 2023) place India as the second-largest gaming market by number of gamers (well over 500 million), the overwhelming majority of whom are on mobile. Only China has more gamers.
Reason (R): False. India does not yet have more than 950 million internet users according IE, According to PIB – True