Multiple choice

Directions: The following items consist 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 the Reason (R) are individually true and if so, whether the reason is a correct explanation of the Assertion. Select your answer to these items using the codes given below.

Assertion: As technology and its manifestations increasingly become a part of our lives, it is becoming increasingly difficult to tell who is controlling whom. Reason: The tail is wagging the dog, or is it?

  1. If A & R are correct and R is a correct explanation for A.

  2. If A & R are correct but R is not a suitable explanation for it.

  3. If A is true but R is incorrect.

  4. If R is true but A is incorrect.

  5. Both A & R are incorrect.
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A Correct answer
Explanation

Both A & R are correct, and R explains A. Technology was supposed to make life simpler, but it isnt always the case. A car was meant to cut commute times, now were travelling more, thus becoming dependant on the car. It is a case of slave controlling the master, though there is no unanimous mandate on it.

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