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UPSC 2000: Assertion (A): The emphasis of Jainism on non-violence (ahimsa) prevented agriculturalists from embracing Jainism. Reason (R): Cultivation involved killing of insects and pests.
(a)Both A and R are true, and R is the correct explanation of A
(b)Both A and R are true, but R is not a correct explanation of A
(c)A is true, but R is false
(d)A is false, but R is true
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Not attemptedCorrect Answer: (a) Both A and R are true, and R is the correct explanation of A
Jainism’s uncompromising principle of ahimsa extended to the smallest life-forms; tilling the soil inevitably killed insects, so many cultivators found strict Jain practice impracticable. Therefore the Reason (farming kills pests) correctly explains why agriculturalists were generally reluctant to adopt Jainism. Both statements are true and R is the proper explanation of A. ([edurev.in](https://edurev.in/t/233818/UPSC-Prelims-PYQs-Buddhism-Jainism?utm_source=openai))
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