Multiple choice

Directions: The following question consists of two statements, one labelled as assertion (A) and the other labelled as reason (R). You are to examine these two statements carefully and decide if the assertion (A) and reason (R) are individually true and if so, whether the reason is the correct explanation of the assertion or not.

Assertion: There is high adult literacy among Sri Lankan people. Reason: Newspaper circulation in Sri Lanka, compared to other SAARC countries, is quite high.

Select your answer to this question using codes given below.

  1. If both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.

  2. If both A and R are true but R is not correct explanation of A.

  3. If A is true but R is false.

  4. If A is false but R is true.
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B Correct answer
Explanation

Both the statements given are true, but R is not the correct explanation of A. In fact, A explains the reason behind R. Newspaper circulation in Sri Lanka is high because of its high adult literacy.

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