Question

Given below are two statements: one is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other is labelled as Reason (R).
Assertion (A): Tagore's Gitanjali was published in 1912.
Reason (R) : Tagore got the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1913.
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

Hint:

Rabindranath Tagore became the first Asian Nobel laureate in Literature in 1913.

Answer 1

The Correct Option is B

Concept:
Assertion-Reason questions test both factual correctness and logical relationship between the statements.

Step 1: Examine Assertion (A). The statement says: \[ \text{Tagore's Gitanjali was published in 1912.} \] This is historically correct. Hence, Assertion (A) is true.

Step 2: Examine Reason (R). The statement says: \[ \text{Tagore got the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1913.} \] This is also correct. Hence, Reason (R) is true.

Step 3: Check whether (R) explains (A). Although both statements are true, the Nobel Prize in 1913 does not explain why Gitanjali was published in 1912. The two facts are related historically but not logically explanatory.

Step 4: Conclusion. Therefore: \[ \boxed{\text{Both (A) and (R) are correct but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).}} \]