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Given below are two statements : one is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other is labelled as Reason (R).
Assertion (A) : Advertising is paid from of non personal presentation and promotion of ideas, goods or services by an identified sponsor.
Reason (R) : Any communication about an organisation, its products or policies through the media that is not paid for by the organisation will not be considered as advertising.
In the light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below :

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CUET PG 2026 Agri-Business Management Question Paper (25-Mar-2026) (Shift 2)
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Both (A) and (R) are correct and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)

Assertion (A) Analysis

Assertion (A) states that advertising is a paid form of non-personal presentation and promotion of ideas, goods, or services by an identified sponsor. This definition accurately captures the core characteristics of advertising.

  • Paid Form: Advertising space or time is typically purchased.
  • Non-personal Presentation: It reaches a mass audience rather than being a face-to-face interaction.
  • Promotion: Its goal is to persuade or inform.
  • Identified Sponsor: The entity paying for the advertisement is usually clear.

Therefore, Assertion (A) is correct.

Reason (R) Analysis

Reason (R) asserts that any communication about an organization, its products, or policies through the media that is not paid for by the organization will not be considered as advertising. This highlights the crucial element of payment required for something to be classified as advertising.

Communications that are not paid for, such as news articles, press releases picked up editorially, or social media posts by customers, fall under different marketing communication tools like public relations or publicity. They do not meet the 'paid for' criterion of advertising.

Therefore, Reason (R) is also correct.

Relationship Between (A) and (R)

Reason (R) directly supports and explains Assertion (A). Assertion (A) defines advertising by including the term "paid form". Reason (R) reinforces this by stating that communication *not paid for* is *not* advertising. This confirms that the 'paid' aspect is fundamental to the definition provided in (A).

Thus, Reason (R) provides the correct explanation for why Assertion (A) is defined the way it is, specifically emphasizing the 'paid' characteristic.

Conclusion

Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are correct statements, and Reason (R) serves as a valid explanation for Assertion (A).

The most appropriate answer is Option 1.

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