1)   Assertion (A): Industry 4.0 is revolutionizing the way companies manufacture, improve and distribute their products.

Reason (R): The large scale application of artificial intelligence in industries would be counterproductive due to the absence of innovative thinking.

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.

Assertion (A) is true: Industry 4.0, driven by digitalization, artificial intelligence, and automation, is indeed revolutionizing manufacturing, improvement, and distribution in companies around the globe.​

Reason (R) is false: The large-scale application of AI in Industry 4.0 is not inherently counterproductive or due to the absence of innovative thinking. In reality, AI is widely credited with boosting productivity, efficiency, and especially fostering innovative thinking and solutions in industries. Rather than stifling innovation, AI often drives it by automating routine tasks and enabling greater creativity and advanced problem-solving.​

Ans)   C) (A) is true but (R) is false.


2)  The figure of speech used in the sentence “I feel that these patterns are pretty ugly and not up to the mark” is:

A) Simile

B) Metaphor

C) Oxymoron

D) Hyperbole

An oxymoron is a figure of speech in which apparently contradictory terms appear in conjunction. In the given sentence, the phrase "pretty ugly" juxtaposes two opposite meanings—"pretty" (positive) and "ugly" (negative)—to describe the patterns. This direct combination of contradictory words makes it a classic example of oxymoron.

The sentence does not use a simile (A), as there are no comparative words like "as" or "like."

It is not a metaphor (B), since it does not make an implicit comparison between two unrelated things.

It is not an example of hyperbole (D), as it is not an extreme exaggeration.

Ans)   C) Oxymoron.