The following item consist of two statements, one labeled as ‘Assertion A’ and
the other labeled as ‘Reason R’. You are to examine these two statements carefully and decide
if the Assertion A and the Reason R are individually true and if so, whether the Reason is a
correct explanation of the Assertion. Select your answers to these items using the codes
given below and mark your answer sheet accordingly.
(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) : Hooke’s law is the constitutive law for a linear elastic material.
Reason (R) : Formulation of the theory of elasticity requires the hypothesis that there
exists a unique unstressed state of the body, to which the body returns whenever all the forces are removed.