Q1. [1] § 2.2 Modelling § Test Yourself (MCQs and Assertion-Reasoning) § Reflection Time
Assertion (A) : When a machine is able to mimic human traits, it is said to be artificially intelligent.
Reason (R) : A fully automatic washing machine is artificially intelligent.
(A) Both (A) and (R) are correct and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
(B) Both (A) and (R) are correct and (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
(C) (A) is correct but (R) is not correct.
(D) (A) is not correct but (R) is correct.
- (A) Both (A) and (R) are correct and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
- (B) Both (A) and (R) are correct and (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
- (C) (A) is correct but (R) is not correct.
- (D) (A) is not correct but (R) is correct.
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Model Answer
(C) (A) is correct but (R) is not correct.
Assertion is correct: AI refers to any technique that enables computers to mimic human intelligence. However, a fully automatic washing machine only follows pre-set programmed instructions and does not mimic human intelligence, so it is not artificially intelligent.
Explanation
- The textbook defines AI as techniques that enable computers to mimic human intelligence — so Assertion (A) is true.
- A fully automatic washing machine operates on fixed, pre-programmed rules (it does not learn, adapt, or mimic human traits), so Reason (R) is false.
- Examiners expect students to distinguish between automated/programmable machines and genuinely AI-enabled machines. This is a standard trap in assertion-reason questions on this topic.
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