Assertion (A): The right to be informed supports informed choice. Reason (R): Sellers may conceal essential quality and price information.

For the following practice assertion–reason questions, choose: (A) Both A and R are true, and R correctly explains A. (B) Both are true, but R does not correctly explain A. (C) A is true, but R is false. (D) A is false, but R is true.

Answer -The key (C) reads may conceal as permission to conceal, which contradicts the right to information. If may instead describes the possibility of dishonest behaviour, the reason could be true. The printed wording is therefore ambiguous.

(C) The assertion is true; concealment contradicts the right to information.