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Social Science — CBSE Class 10 board question

Q1. [1]
Two statements labelled as Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are given below. Read both the statements carefully and choose the correct option : Assertion (A) : Giuseppe Mazzini was a revolutionary from Italy. Reason (R) : He founded underground organisations.
  1. A Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true and Reason (R) is the correct explanation of Assertion (A).
  2. B Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true, but Reason (R) is not the correct explanation of Assertion (A).
  3. C Assertion (A) is true, but Reason (R) is false.
  4. D Assertion (A) is false, but Reason (R) is true.
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Model Answer

Option (B): Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true, but Reason (R) is not the correct explanation of Assertion (A).

Mazzini was indeed an Italian revolutionary, and he did found underground societies (Young Italy, Young Europe). However, founding underground societies does not explain why he was a revolutionary.

Explanation

The examiner wants students to distinguish between a reason being true and it being the correct explanation. Here, both facts are correct (sourced from the textbook), but founding secret societies is a consequence/activity of being a revolutionary, not the explanation for it. Option B is the standard answer for such cases.

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