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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) : Agricultural production related activities are included in the tertiary sector. Reason (R) : Tertiary sector is called as service sector.
  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 D: Assertion (A) is false, but Reason (R) is true.

Agricultural production activities belong to the primary sector, not the tertiary sector. However, the Reason is correct — the tertiary sector is indeed called the service sector.

Explanation

The key distinction: Primary sector = natural/agricultural production; Tertiary sector = services (transport, banking, education, etc.). The Assertion wrongly places agriculture in the tertiary sector, making it false. The Reason independently states a correct fact about the tertiary sector, so Option D is correct.

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