Question

Assertion [A]: Silk was discovered accidentally.

Reason [R]: A silkworm cocoon is said to have fallen into the hot tea being drunk by the Empress Hsi Ling Shi.

• A. Both [A] and [R] are true and [R] is the correct explanation of [A].
• B. Both [A] and [R] are true and [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].

Both [A] and [R] are true and [R] is the correct explanation of [A].

Legend has it that silk was discovered by the Chinese Empress Hsi Ling Shi when she was drinking tea. A silkworm fell into her teacup and its cocoon unraveled due to the heat of the tea. After further research, the Chinese discovered how to extract the silk from the cocoon.