CBSE 2025 · Region 6 · Set 1 · Q11 · 1 mark
Two statements are given below. They are Assertion (A) and Reason (R). Read both the statements carefully and choose the correct option.
Assertion (A) : There was civil war in Sri Lanka.
Reason (R) : An Act was passed in $\displaystyle 1956$ to secure dominance of Sinhala community on the government.
Official answer
From CBSE’s own marking scheme for this paper.
(A)
Both (A) and (R) are correct and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
Power-sharingMajoritarian Measures and the Alienation of Sri Lankan TamilsUnderstandassertion_reasoneasy
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