Question

Assertion (A): Patents are granted by government to an inventor.

Reason (R): Patents prevents others from commercial use of an invention.

Options

• Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).

• Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).

• (A) is true, but (R) is false.

• (A) is false, but (R) is true.

Answer 1

Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).

Explanation:

• Assertion (A) is correct. Government entities do give patents to inventors or assignees who generate novel and beneficial inventions.
• Reasoning (R) is also correct. One of the primary functions of patents is to grant the patent holder the exclusive right to prevent others from commercially using, manufacturing, selling, or distributing the patented innovation without their permission for a set period of time.
• As a result, both statement (A) and reason (R) are right, and reason (R) provides an adequate explanation for claim (A).