Question

Assertion (A): Pregnant women should practise ardh chakrasana.

Reason (R): Every asana can be done by anyone.

In the context of above two statements which one of the followings is correct:

पर्याय

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

• Both (A) and (R) are false.

• (A) is true but (R) is false.

• (A) is false but (R) is true.

Answer 1

Both (A) and (R) are false.

Explanation:

Pregnant women should not practise ardh chakrasana; in fact, several asanas such as Pawanmuktasana, Matsyasana, Paschimottanasana, Ardha-Matsyendrasana, Gomukhasana, Bhadrasana, etc. are contraindicated during pregnancy. Also, every asana cannot be done by everyone, each asana has specific contraindications depending on age, health condition and physical capacity. Therefore, both the assertion and the reason are false.