Given below are two statements: One is labelled as Assertion A and the other is labelled as Reason R.

Assertion A: Project Head start and other preschool quality programme boost children's chances of success in future by increasing their school readiness.

Reason R : Genes and experience together determine cognitive and social skills.

In the light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below:

1. ABoth A and B 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 B are true and R is the correct explanation of A

Explanation

Preschool programmes like Head Start improve school readiness because cognitive and social skills come from genes plus experience, and enriched experience can help.

Note: standard textbooks differ on this one — cross-check with NTA's final answer key.