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Direction: A statement labelled Assertion (A) is followed by a statement labelled Reason (R). Assertion (A): All squares are rectangles. Reason (R): Squares have equal sides and rectangles can have…

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Direction: A statement labelled Assertion (A) is followed by a statement labelled Reason (R).
Assertion (A):
All squares are rectangles.
Reason (R):
Squares have equal sides and rectangles can have equal sides.
In the context of the Assertion (A) and Reason (R) which of the following is correct?
  1. Both Assertion and Reason are true and Reason is the correct explanation of Assertion
  2. Both Assertion and Reason are true but Reason is not the correct explanation of Assertion
  3. Assertion is true but Reason is false
  4. Both Assertion and Reason are false

Answer and explanation

Correct answer: B - Both Assertion and Reason are true but Reason is not the correct explanation of Assertion
The Assertion is true: a square has four right angles, so it is a rectangle. The Reason is true as a statement (squares have equal sides, and a rectangle may have equal sides). But the Reason does not explain the Assertion, because what makes a square a rectangle is its four right angles. So both are true and the Reason is not the correct explanation.

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