UGC NET Higher-Ed Q39

Question

Given below are two statements: One is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other is labeled as Reason (R).
Assertion (A): Universities and higher education institutions are the important foundations to the growth of any country.
Reason (R): Intellectual property right acts as a shield for invention to be misused by third parties.
In the light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below :

Accepted Answer

is not correct but (R) is correct