Assertion: In India, over the forty years between 1973-74 and 2013-14, production in all the three sectors has increased, it has increased the most in the tertiary sector.

Reason: Tertiary sector is the only organised sector in the economy so the government spends a lot of money creating jobs in the tertiary sector.

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

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

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

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

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(A) is true but (R) is false.
While agriculture and related activities' share of GDP has decreased from 40% in 1973-74 to less than As14% in 2013-14, the services sector's share has increased to around 60% during the same period. As a result, the tertiary industry surpassed the primary sector to become India's top-producing sector in 2013-14. Economic expansion in the tertiary sector can be attributed to some factors, including the rising quality of education, health, communication, and transportation, the growth of the agriculture sector, rising income levels, and the development of the data and technology sector.

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