Multiple choice

Assertion (A) : During the medieval period in India, guns were manufactured by fusing separate pieces together with the help of hot rings. Reason (R) Cast iron guns were found to be failing with alarming regularity in battle-fields.

  1. Both 'A' and 'R' are individually true and 'R' is the correct explanation of A.

  2. Both 'A' and 'R' are individually 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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B Correct answer
Explanation

The assertion about manufacturing guns by fusing pieces is true, but the reason about cast iron guns failing is the correct explanation for why this technique was used. During the medieval period, cast iron guns were indeed prone to failure in battlefields, so gunsmiths developed the alternative technique of fusing separate pieces with hot rings, which was more reliable.

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