Question

Assertion: Members of lower castes in India were restricted to performing menial jobs.

Reason: The caste system was governed by strict rules of marriage.

विकल्प

• Both Assertion and Reason are true and Reason is the correct explanation for Assertion.

• Both Assertion and Reason are true but Reason is not the correct explanation for Assertion.

• Assertion is true and Reason is false.

• Both Assertion and Reason are false.

Answer 1

Both Assertion and Reason are true but Reason is not the correct explanation for Assertion.

Explanation:

Lower castes were confined to menial occupations, and the caste system regulated many areas of life beyond marriage.