Question

In the question below there are two statements marked as Assertion (A) and Reason(R).
Read the statement and choose the correct option:
Assertion: Till the mid-1960s, the seeds used in cultivation were traditional ones with
Relatively low yield, Traditional seeds need less irrigation. Framers used cow
Dung and other natural manure as fertilizers.
Reason: As a result the same piece of land would produce far larger quantities of food
Grains than was possible earlier.
a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
b) Both A and R are true. But R is not the correct explanation of A.
c) A is correct R is wrong.
d) A is wrong but R is correct.

Answer 1

Assertion: Till the mid-1960s, the seeds used in cultivation were traditional ones with

Relatively low yield, Traditional seeds need less irrigation. Framers used cow

Dung and other natural manure as fertilizers.

Reason: As a result the same piece of land would produce far larger quantities of food

Grains than was possible earlier.

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