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CBSE2026Class Class 10 · Political Science1 Marks · Long✅ Verified
Two statements are given below. They are Assertion (A) and Reason (R). Read both the statements carefully and choose the correct option :
Assertion (A) : The civil war in Sri Lanka resulted due to failure of political accommodation of ethnicity.
Reason (R) : The distrust between the Sinhala and Tamil communities turned into widespread conflict in Sri Lanka.
✅ Answer & Solution
Step 1 - Examine (A) : The Sri Lankan government followed majoritarian measures - Sinhala was recognised as the only official language in 1956, preference was given to Sinhala applicants for government jobs and universities, and Buddhism was given the foremost place. These measures failed to accommodate the Sri Lankan Tamils and led to civil war. (A) is TRUE.
Step 2 - Examine (R) : Distrust between the two communities turned into widespread conflict, which by 1980s became a demand for a separate Tamil Eelam and a civil war that killed thousands. (R) is TRUE.
Step 3 - Test the link : It was exactly the failure of political accommodation that produced this distrust and conflict. Therefore (R) correctly explains (A).
Answer: (A) Both (A) and (R) are correct and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
