Assertion:. The early hunters used to kill a large number of animals.
Reasoning: The early hunters used primitive tools made of stones, twigs or arrows for killing animals.
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 4
The correct answer is Option (4) → Assertion (A) is not true but Reasoning (R) is correct.
Assertion: The early hunters used to kill a large number of animals. This statement is incorrect. Early hunters generally hunted only for their immediate needs and survival rather than killing animals in large numbers. Since primitive tools limited hunting efficiency, the early hunters did not kill animals in large numbers.
Reason: The early hunters used primitive tools made of stones, twigs or arrows for killing animals. This statement is correct because early humans used simple and primitive hunting tools.
NCERT: The early hunters used primitive tools made of stones, twigs or arrows so the number of animals killed was limited.