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CTET 1 Mar 2026 Paper 1, Question 74

Topic: Things we make and do

Q74

Given below are two statements, one marked as Assertion (A) and the other as Reason (R). Read the statements and choose the correct option.
Assertion (A) : Sometimes, kings got their orders inscribed so that people could see, read and obey them.
Reason (A) : There are other kinds of inscriptions as well where kings and queens recorded what they did.

  1. (1) (A) is true, but (R) is false.
  2. (2) Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).Correct answer
  3. (3) (A) is false, but (R) is true.
  4. (4) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).

Solution.

CBSE answer: (2)

Answer: (2) Both true, but R is not the correct explanation of A

  1. The second statement is printed as Reason (A); read it as Reason (R).
  2. A is true: kings like Ashoka had orders carved on rocks and pillars so people could read and follow them.
  3. R is true: other inscriptions record what kings and queens did, such as wars and gifts.
  4. R only adds another kind of inscription; it does not explain why orders were inscribed.