Multiple choice

Directions: The following question consists of two statements, one labelled as 'Assertion' and the other labeled as 'Reason'. You are to examine these two statements carefully and decide if the Assertion and the Reason are individually true and if so, whether the Reason is correct explanation of the Assertion.

Assertion: Jainism strictly discards violence. Reason: Non-violence is indispensable for meeting one's life's demands and expectations. elect your answer to this question using the codes given below.

  1. If both assertion and reason are true and statement 2 is the correct explanation for statement 1

  2. If both assertion and reason are true but statement 2 is not the correct explanation for statement 1

  3. If assertion is true but reason is wrong

  4. If both assertion and reason are incorrect
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D Correct answer
Explanation

Jainism acknowledges that it is impossible to discharge one's duties and meet demands and expectations of one's life without some degree of himsa/violence, but encourages minimising as much as possible.

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