Given below are two statements : one is labelled as Assertion (A) and the…
2026
Given below are two statements : one is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other is labelled as Reason (R).
Assertion (A) : People who are shown Television news edited to draw attention to a particular problem, assign greater importance to that problem.
Reason (R) : People learn how much importance to attach to an issue or topic from the emphasis the mass media places upon it.
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: A
Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true, and Reason (R) is the correct explanation of Assertion (A). This question relates to Agenda Setting Theory in mass communication. The assertion states that media emphasis increases the perceived importance of an issue, which is a core tenet of this theory. The reason correctly identifies that audiences learn importance from media emphasis, providing the theoretical basis for the assertion.