Question

Two statements are given in the question below as Assertion (A) and Reasoning (R).

Assertion (A): From c. 500 BCE norms were compiled in Sanskrit texts known as the Dharmasutras and Dharmashastras.

Reason (R): Brahmanas laid the codes of social behaviour for the society in general.

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, and R is the correct explanation of A.