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					 Assertion (A) : A negligible proportion of the people of the hot desert regions of the world are engaged in industrial pursuits.
Reason (R) : Those regions are very poorly endowed with mineral and / or energy resources.
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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
 
 -  Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)
 
Correct Option: C
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