Assertion and Reason

MCQ 11 Mark

Assertion (A): The poet is fascinated by the spider’s web-spinning.
Reason (R): The spider’s web is compared to a forest in the poem.

A
Both (A) and (R) are true, and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
B
Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
✓
(A) is true, but (R) is false.
D
(A) is false, but (R) is true.

Answer

Correct option: C.

(A) is true, but (R) is false.

(C) (A) is true, but (R) is false.
Explanation:
The poet is indeed fascinated by the spider’s web-spinning, as seen in the detailed description of its deft actions and tigerish claws. However, the web is not compared to a forest (moss is compared to a forest), so the reason does not explain the assertion.

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MCQ 21 Mark

Assertion (A): The magnifying glass reveals hidden wonders in ordinary objects.
Reason (R): It transforms a scrap of chalk into a myriad of shells and an inch of moss into a forest.

✓
Both (A) and (R) are true, and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
B
Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
C
(A) is true, but (R) is false.
D
(A) is false, but (R) is true.

Answer

Correct option: A.

Both (A) and (R) are true, and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).

(A) Both (A) and (R) are true, and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
Explanation:
The assertion is true as the poem describes how the magnifying glass reveals hidden details, and the reason provides specific examples from the poem (chalk showing shells, moss becoming a forest), explaining how these transformations occur.

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