History & Civics
(A) Mahavira attained salvation at Pavapuri in Bihar.
(R) Mahavira gave his first sermon at Deer Park in Sarnath near Varanasi.
- (R) contradicts (A)
- (R) is the reason for (A)
- (A) is true but (R) is false.
- (A) and (R) are independent of each other.
Jainism & Buddhism
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Answer
(A) is true but (R) is false.
Explanation — It was Gautama Buddha, not Mahavira, who gave his first sermon at Deer Park in Sarnath near Varanasi.
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