Discussion
Read the following two statements :
Assertion (A) : Wood and sticks are piled high against the courtyard walls in the houses
Reasoning (R) : Wood is found in abundance across Tibet
Answer: B
The keyed answer is that (A) is correct and (R) is not the reason for it.
The Assertion matches paragraph 3: 'each courtyard wall is piled high with sticks gathered from the mountains to get a fire started'.
The Reasoning does not: the passage says 'Wood is a precious commodity in the highland areas of Tibet and is never wasted', in a 'generally treeless landscape'. Wood is scarce, not abundant, so (R) is false and cannot be the reason for (A).
The options do not include 'A is true but R is false'. The keyed option is the only one that accepts (A) without making (R) its reason. The options calling (A) incorrect are ruled out by the passage, and the one making (R) the reason requires (R) to be true.
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