100+ Assertion and Reason Questions for Bank Exams Online Test - 2

Question: 6

Assertion (A) : Plaster of Paris is used by doctors for setting fractured bones.
Reason (R) : When Plaster of Paris is mixed with water and applied around the fractured limbs, it sets into a hard mass.

(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.

(C) A is true but R is false.

(D) A is false but R is true.

Ans: A

Plaster of Paris when mixed with water and applied around the fractured limbs, it sets into a hard mass and keeps the bone joints in a fixed position. So, it can be used for seeting fractured bones.

Question: 7

Assertion (A) : Pressure cookers are fitted with ebonite handles.
Reason (R) : Ebonite is strong.

(A) A is true but R is false.

(B) A is false but R is true.

(C) Both A and R are false.

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

Ans: A

The handles of pressure cookers are made of ebonite because it being a bad conductor of heat, does not heat up.

Question: 8

Assertion (A) : Roughage prevents constipation.
Reason (R) : Roughage adds bulk to the food.

(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.

(C) A is true but R is false.

(D) A is false but R is true.

Ans: A

Roughage adds bulk to the food and makes it passage through the stomach easier, thus preventing constipation.

Question: 9

Assertion (A) : Most of the ancient civilizations grew near the rivers.
Reason (R) : The main occupation of man was agriculture.

(A) A is true but R is false.

(B) A is false but R is true.

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

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

Ans: D

Most ancient civilization grew near the rivers, because of fertile land and availability of water necessary for agriculture, the main occupation of man.

Question: 10

Assertion (A) : Inside the earth metals are present in molten state.
Reason (R) : Earth absorbs the sun's rays.

(A) A is true but R is false.

(B) A is false but R is true.

(C) Both A and R are false.

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

Ans: A

Inside the earth, the high temperature and pressure keep the metals in molten state. The earth does not absorb the sun's rays but reflects them.

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