MCQ
Direction : Mark the option which is most suitable :
Assertion $(A)$ : In the public sector, the government owns most of the assets and provides all the services.
Reason $(R)$ : The purpose of the public sector is not first to earn profits but to promote public welfare.
  • A
    If both assertion $(A)$ and reason $(R)$ are true and reason $(R)$ is the correct explanation of assertion $(A).$
  • If both assertion $(A)$ and reason $(R)$ are true but reason $(R)$ is not the correct explanation of assertion $(A).$
  • C
    Assertion $(A)$ is true but reason $(R)$ is false.
  • D
    Both assertion $(A)$ and reason $(R)$ are false.

Answer

Correct option: B.
If both assertion $(A)$ and reason $(R)$ are true but reason $(R)$ is not the correct explanation of assertion $(A).$

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