Assertion and Reason Questions and Answers

Answer: D

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

RI assumes something improbable and unsupported: festival juries watch films with subtitles and are chosen for their judgement, not their Hindi. RII is beside the point - and inaccurate, since Hindi is an official language rather than the national one; awards go on merit, not on the language of the film. Neither is the reason.

Answer: D

RI suggests the mad rush among people to earn more money in less time, owing to which they are busy.

RII suggests that because of the availability of many sources of income, people become busy encashing them. Hence, both I and II are valid reasons.

Answer: B

RI is not valid, as it talks about the cat itself and the assertion is about a cat crossing someone's path. RII can be a valid reason. As the assertion in more of a superstition, which in all probability is based on some collection of bad events in the same regard, hence only II is the reason.

Answer: A

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

RI supplies a mechanism: a child who keeps asking questions learns more, and earlier, than one who does not - which could indeed lead to exceptional attainment. RII reverses the direction of the claim, making curiosity a symptom of genius rather than a cause of it, so it cannot explain the assertion. Only RI is the reason.

Answer: A

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

The Nobel Peace Prize is awarded for work done for humanity, which is exactly what RI describes - a lifetime of selfless service to the poor. RII is not to the point: writing books about peace is not by itself grounds for the prize, which rewards what a person has achieved rather than what they have written. So only RI is the reason.

Answer: A

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

RI names what actually sells a book: readers care for the subject and enjoy the way it is written. RII is both weaker and doubtful - simple language may widen a readership, but plenty of plainly written books do not sell, so it cannot account for the success on its own. Only RI is the reason.

Answer: D

Hence the given assertion is about the preference of today's youth.

RI is talking about the strong base of western music. Having strong base does not imply that it is good to listen.

RII tells that youth like rocking music but there is no evidence that western music is rocking.\Neither RI nor RII is a reason.

Answer: A

Here the assertion is about the collapse of the newly constructed bridge, which is possible because of faulty construction or because of improper design. Hence, I can be reason.

RII talks about type of soil, which is out of context.

Answer: D

Here in the assertion, we are only talking about the weakness of the employees. RI is giving the reason for skipping breakfast, so it is not the reason. RII is also not a valid reason, as lack of mental exercise may not lead to deterioration.