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assertion (vs) reason

Directions:
In each of the questions given below, there are two statements labelled as Assertion (A) and Reason (R). Mark your answer as per the codes provided below:
    (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 R are false.

Question : 21 [M.A.T. 2005]

  • Assertion (A):
  • We prefer to wear white clothes in winter.

  • Reason (R):
  • White clothes are good reflectors Of heat.

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 R are false.

Answer: (d)

We prefer to wear dark clothes in winter because they absorb heat and keep the body warm.

However, white clothes are good reflectors of heat and are worn in summer.

Question : 22

  • Assertion (A):
  • Unpolished rice should be eaten.

  • Reason (R):
  • Polished rice lacks Vitamin B.

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 R are false.

Answer: (a)

The husk of unpolished rice contains Vitamin B1, deficiency of which causes the disease Beriberi.

So, the rice should be eaten unpolished.

Question : 23

  • Assertion (A):
  • Copper is used to making electrical wires.

  • Reason (R):
  • Copper has very low electrical resistance.

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 R are false.

Answer: (a)

The low electrical resistance of copper makes it a good electric conductor.

So it is used to make electric wires.

Question : 24 [M.A.T. 1999]

  • Assertion (A):
  • When a body is dipped in a liquid fully or partially, there is a decrease in its weight.

  • Reason (R):
  • The decrease in weight is due to the higher density of the displaced liquid.

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 R are false.

Answer: (c)

When a body is dipped in a liquid, there is a decrease in weight due to the upward thrust exerted on it by the water.

Question : 25

  • Assertion (A):
  • Leakages in household gas cylinders can be detected.

  • Reason (R):
  • LPG has a strong smell.

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 R are false.

Answer: (c)

Leakages in household gas cylinders can be detected because of the strong smell of ethyl mercaptan mixed with LPG.

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