Multiple choice

Directions: Read Assertion (A) and Reason (R) and answer using the codes given below:

Assertion (A): Negligence as a tort is the breach of legal duty to take care which results in damage. Reason (R): In the tort of negligence, the law takes cognizance of carelessness only if it is supported by the legal duty to care.

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

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

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

  4. (A) is false, but (R) is true.
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Explanation

Negligence is the failure to take care that a responsible person usually takes and lack of normal care or attention. In the tort of negligence, the law takes cognizance of carelessness only if it is supported by the legal duty to care.

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