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Social Science · 2025 · 1 mark
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CBSE 2025 · Region 6 · Set 1 · Q11
Two statements are given below. They are Assertion (A) and Reason (R). Read both the statements carefully and choose the correct option. Assertion…
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
(A)
Both (A) and (R) are correct and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
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