Given below are two statements: one is labelled as Assertion A and the other…
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Given below are two statements: one is labelled as Assertion A and the other is labelled as Reason R
Assertion A: Heredity affects one's own learning abilities.
Reason R: There are socio-economic, historio-cultural factors that affect one's own learning abilities.
In the light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below
- A.
Both A and R are correct and R is the correct explanation of A
- B.
Both A and R are correct but R is NOT the correct explanation of A
- C.
A is correct but R is not correct
- D.
A is not correct but R is correct
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Correct answer: B
Both Assertion A and Reason R are true. Heredity influences learning abilities, as do socio-economic factors. However, Reason R describes environmental influences rather than explaining the biological mechanism of heredity in Assertion A. Thus, Reason is not the correct explanation for Assertion.