Question

Assertion (A): Knowledge of the history of science and technology helps in understanding the factors that facilitated a scientific discovery and also its chronology.

Reason (R): Scientific discoveries and technological advancement are mutually dependent on each other.

Read the above statements carefully and select the correct option.

• A. Both A and R are true, and R is the correct explanation of A.
• B. Both A and R are true, but R is not the correct explanation of A.
• C. A is true but R is false.
• D. A is false but R is true.
  

Answer 1

The correct option is A Both A and R are true, and R is the correct explanation of A.

Knowledge of the history of science helps in understanding the factors that facilitated a scientific discovery and also its chronology. Similarly, the history of technology helps in understanding the changes and their causes in the field of agricultural production, healthcare, education, commodity production, architecture, engineering, etc. Scientific discoveries and technological advancement are mutually dependent on each other.