Assertion (vs) Reason Practice Questions Answers Test With Solutions & More Shortcuts

Question : 11

• Assertion (A):
• A ship rises as it enters the sea from a river.

• Reason (R):
• The density of seawater is higher as compared to river water.

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

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

c) A is true but R is false.

d) A is false but R is true.

e) Both A and are false.

Question : 12 [M.A.T. 2003]

• Assertion (A):
• Alcohol rather than mercury is used in a thermometer to measure a temperature of -60°C.

• Reason (R):
• Alcohol has a lower freezing point than mercury.

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

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

c) A is true but R is false.

d) A is false but R is true.

e) Both A and are false.

Question : 13

• Assertion (A):
• Inside the earth, metals are present in a molten state.

• Reason (R):
• The earth absorbs the sun's rays.

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

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

c) A is true but R is false.

d) A is false but R is true.

e) Both A and are false.

Question : 14

• Assertion (A):
• Clothes are not washed properly in hot water.

• Reason (R):
• Hard water contains many minerals.

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

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

c) A is true but R is false.

d) A is false but R is true.

e) Both A and are false.

Question : 15

• Assertion (A):
• Plaster of Paris is used by doctors for setting fractured bones.

• Reason (R):
• When Plaster of Paris is mixed with water and applied around the fractured limbs, it sets into a hard mass.

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

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

c) A is true but R is false.

d) A is false but R is true.

e) Both A and are false.