1. UPSC Civil Services
  2. Preliminary
  3. Ancient History
  4. Assertion (A) and Reason (R)

Assertion (A) and Reason (R)

Assertion (A): The emphasis of Jainism on nonviolence (ahimsa) prevented agriculturalists from embracing Jainism.
Reason (R): Cultivation involved killing of insects and pests

(a) Both A and R are true but R is the correct explanation of A
(b) Both A and R are true but R is not a correct explanation of A
(c) A is true but R is false
(d) A is false but R is true

Ans: (a) Both A and R are true but R is the correct explanation of A

Explanation:Both statements are true and the reason is correctexplanation of assertion.