Q1. [1] medium exam-ready
Assertion (A): The Grimm Brothers' collection of folk tales, published in 1812, was an exact reproduction of the stories as narrated by peasants.
Reason (R): The editors removed anything considered unsuitable for children or vulgar to elites before the stories were published, thereby changing the original rural folk tales.
Options:
(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 the correct explanation of A.
(C) A is true but R is false.
(D) A is false but R is true.
- 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 the correct explanation of A.
- C A is true but R is false.
- D A is false but R is true.
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Model Answer
(D) A is false but R is true.
The Grimm Brothers' collection was not an exact reproduction — the editors removed content unsuitable for children or vulgar to elites before publication, thereby changing the original rural folk tales.
Explanation
- A is false: The source clearly states the collected tales "were edited before the stories were published" and anything unsuitable was removed — so it was NOT an exact reproduction.
- R is true: The reason correctly states that unsuitable/vulgar content was removed, changing the original folk tales.
- Hence option (D) is correct.
- Key line to remember: "Rural folk tales thus acquired a new form."
Source: Chapter 5, Section 5.1 — Children, Women and Workers