Assertion (A): Culture is one of the two or three most complicated words in the English language. Reason (R): This is mainly because several different though related meanings have emerged at particular moments in its long history.

1. ABoth A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
2. BBoth A and R are true but R is NOT the correct explanation of A
3. CA is true but R is false
4. DA is false but R is true

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Correct answer: A. Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A

Explanation

Williams opens the 'Culture' entry in Keywords (1976) with A, and explains it by the word's 'intricate historical development' through several meanings — so R explains A.