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Assertion (A): The word 'Punjab' translates to as 'the land of the six rivers'.
Reason (R): The word 'Punj’ means six and ‘Aab’ means water in the Persian language.


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Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
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Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A.
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A is false but R is true.
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Both A and R are false.
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Solution

The correct option is D Both A and R are false.
The word 'Punjab' is a combination of two words, 'Punj' and 'Aab'. The word 'Punj' means five and the word 'Aab' means water in the Persian language. Thus, the state of Punjab is also known as 'the land of the five rivers'. The five rivers that flow through Punjab are the Chenab, Jhelum, Ravi, Beas, and Sutlej.

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