Last Man in Tower explores the moral and ethical conflicts faced by residents during rapid urban development and real estate pres…

Question

Read the below statements marked as Assertion (A) and Reason (R). Mark the correct options:

Assertion (A): Last Man in Tower explores the moral and ethical conflicts faced by residents during rapid urban development and real estate pressures in Mumbai.

Reason (R): The novel focuses on the historical evolution of Mumbai's architecture and its colonial past.

1. A. Both A and R are true, and R is the correct explanation of A.
2. B. Both A and R are true, but R is not the correct explanation of A.
3. C. A is true, but R is false. (Correct answer)
4. D. A is false, but R is true.

Correct Answer

Option C — A is true, but R is false.

Detailed Solution & Explanation

The correct answer is A is true, but R is false.

Key Points

• Assertion is true. *Last Man in Tower* centres on the moral and ethical pressures on residents of a Mumbai housing society facing redevelopment, and the conflict between collective gain and individual refusal.
• Reason is false. The novel is not a study of the historical evolution of Mumbai's architecture or its colonial past; it is a contemporary story about property, money and social pressure.
• With A true and R false, the answer is option C.

Additional Information

• The novel is by Aravind Adiga, whose The White Tiger won the Man Booker Prize in 2008; his other works include *Between the Assassinations* and *Selection Day*.
• Indian winners of the Booker: Salman Rushdie (*Midnight's Children*, 1981), Arundhati Roy (*The God of Small Things*, 1997), Kiran Desai (*The Inheritance of Loss*, 2006) and Aravind Adiga (2008).
• In Assertion-Reason questions, evaluate the two claims independently first; a false reason settles the answer without needing to consider whether it explains the assertion.

प्रश्न (हिन्दी में)

नीचे दिए गए कथनों को अभिकथन (A) और कारण (R) से चिह्नित करें। सही विकल्पों पर निशान लगाएँ:

अभिकथन (A): "लास्ट मैन इन टावर" मुंबई में तेज़ी से बढ़ते शहरी विकास और रियल एस्टेट के दबाव के दौरान निवासियों द्वारा सामना किए जाने वाले नैतिक और नैतिक संघर्षों की पड़ताल करता है।

कारण (R): यह उपन्यास मुंबई की वास्तुकला के ऐतिहासिक विकास और उसके औपनिवेशिक अतीत पर केंद्रित है।

1. A. A और R दोनों सत्य हैं, तथा R, A का सही स्पष्टीकरण है।
2. B. A और R दोनों सत्य हैं, लेकिन R, A का सही स्पष्टीकरण नहीं है।
3. C. A सत्य है, लेकिन R असत्य है।
4. D. A गलत है, लेकिन R सत्य है।