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

  1. A.

    Both A and R are correct and R is the correct explanation of A

  2. B.

    Both A and R are correct but R is NOT the correct explanation of A

  3. C.

    A is correct but R is not correct

  4. 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.

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