Multiple choice

Directions: The following item consists of two statements, one labeled as 'Assertion (A)' and the other labeled 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 the correct explanation of the Assertion. Select your answer using the codes given below.

Assertion (A): The practice of carving out smaller states out of larger ones, and of breaking up larger districts into smaller ones is not good for the nationalist fabric of the nation. Reason (R): The migration from villages to cities; and from cities to towns is blurring demarcations of identity and turning the nation into a melting pot of myriad cultures.

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

  2. Both (A) and (R) are correct 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

Correct Answer: Both (A) and (R) are correct but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).

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