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Two statements are… (Class 10 Social Science 2023, Q16)

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Social ScienceCBSE Class 10 · Board exam 2023, set 32/4/1 · 1 mark · Assertion-reason

CBSE Class 10 Social Science 2023: question 16

Set in the CBSE Class 10 board exam of 2023, paper 32/4/1, section A, question 16, for 1 mark. Try it first; the hints and our step-by-step solution are below.

Q16 · 1 mark · Assertion-reasonCompetency-basedPower-sharing

Two statements are given below as Assertion (A) and Reason (R). Read the statements and choose the correct option:
Assertion (A): Sri Lanka adopted 'Tamil' as the official language of the State.
Reason (R): The Govt. of Sri Lanka adopted a series of majoritarian measures.

  1. (A)Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
  2. (B)Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
  3. (C)(A) is true but (R) is false.
  4. (D)(A) is false but (R) is true.

Source: official question paper from cbse.gov.in (PDF). See it in the full 2023 board paper, set 32/4/1.

Hints

Open one hint at a time and try again before the next.

Hint 1

Which language did the 1956 Act make official?

Hint 2

Check each statement separately.

Step-by-step solution

Each step shows the marks it earns, as an examiner would award them. Checked by an independent re-solve from the question paper.

  1. Assertion is false because Sri Lanka adopted Sinhala as the only official language in 1956 and ignored Tamil.

    1 mark

  2. Reason is true because the government adopted majoritarian measures. So A is false and R is true.

Answer: D

Where the marks are

  • A is false and R is true (1 mark)

Revise the chapter

  • Chapter: Power-sharing (notes, formulas, where marks are lost and every past question)
Practise this chapterBoard-style questions from Power-sharing, one at a time, marked against the answer key and marking points.Back to the full paper2023 board paper, set 32/4/1: every question, by section.

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