Question

Assertion (A): Consuming food that are low in calories and fat, and increasing in physical activity will help in maintaining a healthy weight.

Reason (R): There are several ways of assessing a healthy body weight that include weight and height chart, Body Mass Index (BMI) or assessment of body fat percentage.

In the context of above two statements, which one of the following is correct

Options

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

• Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).

• (A) is true, but (R) is false.

• (A) is false, but (R) is true.

Answer 1

Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).

Explanation:

Both statements are true: eating low-calorie, low-fat food and increasing physical activity help maintain a healthy weight, and there are several methods to assess healthy body weight. However, the Reason describes how to assess body weight, not how weight is maintained, so it is not the correct explanation of the Assertion.