Assertion and Reason Questions and Answers

Answer: D

Correct answer: both RI and RII are the reason for the assertion.

Both statements are needed. RII establishes that the country cannot be left without an executive, and RI establishes that no new government can take over at once - and it is the two together that make a caretaker arrangement necessary. So both are the reason.

Answer: A

RI : This explains the cause for the opposition of the environmentalists towards polythene bags and is valid.

RII : If polythene is made using natural products which do not harm the environment, then it would not be a problem for the environmentalists. However, it could be a problem only when the natural products used in the bags are themselves dangerous to earth in one way or the other but this is not explained by RII. Hence, it is not a valid reason.

Answer: A

"What causes the variance in forecasts"?

Answer to the above question is well explained by RI and hence it is a valid reason.

RII : If astrology is a science or a study, its methodology and practice cannot vary from one university to another. 

Hence, RII is not a valid reason.

Answer: A

RI : The opinion of the political leaders is to create a good impression in the minds of people (to be in the good books of people) hence, they provide the facilities as mentioned in the *Assertion*. Thus, RI is a strong reason.

RII : This is not valid, as the money spent on such activities belongs to the government.

Answer: D

RI : "People's communication skills". This phrase implies "People's communicating ability", but not the media's. This is not a valid reason.

RII : Even if it is true that science has created this medium, it is people who accept it and make it popular. No reason is given in RII to explain why this medium is growing. Neither RI nor RII is a valid reason.

Answer: D

Correct answer: neither RI nor RII is the reason for the assertion

RI is an assumption about the banks’ own position that nothing in the assertion supports, and a bank flush with deposits has other ways of managing them than cutting rates across the board. RII points the wrong way altogether: a bank competing for depositors would raise its rates, not lower them. Neither is the reason.

Answer: D

Correct answer: both RI and RII are the reason for the assertion.

These are the two standard grounds on which abolition has been argued. RI is the objection in principle - that a state which kills is doing the very thing it condemns; RII is the humanitarian case - that an offender should be left the chance to repent and reform. Both have driven the abolition movement, so both are the reason.

Answer: A

Correct answer: Only RI and not RII is the reason for the assertion.

The court acted because the danger had become serious enough to warrant it, which is what RI states - pollution now threatens life. RII merely records the position that obtained until then; the fact that such vehicles had been registered describes the situation the order changed rather than the reason for changing it. So only RI is the reason.

Answer: B

"Standing next to America" cannot be taken as a valid reason for Indian defence endeavours. Any action of a government evolves out of necessity or urge for development. Hence, RII is not a valid reason.

RII is a valid reason, as India has "hostile" neighbours. "Hostile" implies the presence of inimical and dangerous neighbours, which would necessitate high level of defence preparedness. Hence, RII is a strong and valid reason.

Answer: D

Correct answer: both RI and RII are the reason for the assertion.

Both statements bear on the choice. RI gives the positive attraction - British universities have a reputation for producing good managers - and RII gives the comparative one, that the facilities are not matched elsewhere. Together they account for students preferring the United Kingdom, so both are the reason.