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Social Science — CBSE Class 10 board question

Q1. [1]
Two statements are given below. They are Assertion (A) and Reason (R). Read both the statements carefully and choose the correct option : Assertion (A) : Belgium's power sharing arrangements were designed to accommodate its linguistic and cultural divisions. Reason (R) : Belgian leaders recognized the existence of regional differences and cultural diversities.
  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.
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Model Answer

Option A — Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).

Belgian leaders recognised regional differences and cultural diversities, which directly led them to design power-sharing arrangements accommodating linguistic divisions.

Explanation

The passage explicitly states: "They recognised the existence of regional differences and cultural diversities" and then describes how they amended the constitution to create power-sharing arrangements. R directly causes A, so R is the correct explanation of A. Choose Option A, not B.

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