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Economics · 2026 · 1 mark
CBSE 2026 · Region 2 · Set 1 · Q9
Read the following statements – Assertion (A) and Reason (R). Choose the correct option from those given below :
Assertion (A) : Increase in exchange rate implies that the price of foreign currency in terms of domestic currency has increased.
Reason (R) : Balance of trade records the inflows and outflows of foreign exchange.
Official answer
From CBSE’s own marking scheme for this paper.
(C)
Assertion (A) is true, but Reason (R) is false.
Marking-scheme solution
(C)
Assertion (A) is true, but Reason (R) is false.
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