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Social Science · 2026 · 1 mark
CBSE 2026 · Region 1 · Set 1 · Q20
Two statements are given below. They are Assertion (A) and Reason (R). Read both the statements carefully and choose the correct option :
Assertion (A): Both, Sri Lanka and Belgium faced challenges of ethnic and linguistic diversity.
Reason (R) : Sri Lanka had majority of Tamils whereas Belgium had majority of French speaking people.
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From CBSE’s own marking scheme for this paper.
(C)
(A) is true, but (R) is false.
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