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CTET 7 Feb 2026 Paper 1, Question 75

Topic: Shelter

Q75

Read Assertion (A) and Reason (R) carefully :
Assertion (A) : Mixture of cow dung and mud is used to coat the floor of houses.
Reason (R) : Cow dung helps to regulate the temperature inside the house and keeps the insects away.
Choose the correct option.

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

Solution.

CBSE answer: (1)

Answer: (1) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.

  1. A is true: in many villages, floors and walls are coated with a mix of mud and cow dung.
  2. R is true: this coating keeps the inside cool in summer and warm in winter, and helps keep insects away.
  3. These benefits are exactly why people use the coating, so R explains A.