Sedentary lifestyles contribute to both physical and psychological deterioration.

Question

Assertion (A): Sedentary lifestyles contribute to both physical and psychological deterioration.

Reason (R): Continuous inactivity disrupts the body's natural need for movement and balance.

Select the correct answer:

1. A. Both A and R are true, and R correctly explains A. (Correct answer)
2. B. Both A and R are true, but R does not explain A.
3. C. A is true, but R is false.
4. D. A is false, but R is true.

Correct Answer

Option A — Both A and R are true, and R correctly explains A.

Detailed Solution & Explanation

The correct answer is Both A and R are true, and R correctly explains A..

Key Points

• Assertion is true: the passage states that sedentary behaviour raises the risk of physical disease and also *erodes cognitive sharpness, diminishes productivity, and undermines emotional resilience*.
• Reason is true: *the human body, evolved for movement, demands dynamic equilibrium*, so continuous inactivity disrupts a natural requirement.
• The Reason explains the Assertion — the deterioration happens because an evolved need for movement is being denied.

Additional Information

• Test the link with *because*: *sedentary lifestyles cause physical and psychological deterioration because inactivity disrupts the body's natural need for movement.* The sentence holds, so R explains A.
• Work through Assertion-Reason items in a fixed order: is A true, is R true, and only then does R explain A.

*Ministry of Papers worked solution. The Commission has not yet published the official key for this paper; this answer will be reconciled with it on release.*