Question

Assertion (A):
Considering the harmful effects of liquor and tobacco products, the Government of India banned the advertising of these products. As a reaction to this, the manufacturer of these products started seeking other ways to promote these products.
Reason (R):
Manufacturer introduced various other products (surrogates) in the market with the same brand name (like sodas) to remind the target market of their original products.

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

Hint:

Logic Tip: Promoting substitute products with same brand name is called surrogate advertising.

Answer 1

The Correct Option is A