Assertion (A): In the early Vedic period women seem to have enjoyed an almost equal status with men.
Reason (R): In this period upanayana was performed for girls also and they received education and observed brahmacharya like boys.
1
‘A’ and ‘R’ are true, and ‘R’ explains ‘A’.
2
‘A’ and ‘R’ true, but ‘R’ does not explain ‘A’.
3
‘Assertion’ (A) is true, but ‘Reason’ (R) is false.
4
‘A’ is false, but ‘R’ is true.