Question 9 [Assertion Reasoning Question] - Teachoo Sample Paper - Social Science Class 10 - Paper 2 - Solutions to CBSE Sample Paper - Social Science Class 10 - Social Science Class 10

Two statements are below, marked as Assertion(A) and Reason (R).

Read the statements and choose the correct option.

Assertion (A): Communalism is a threat to democracy and national unity. 

Reasoning (R): Communalism is based on the idea that religion is the principal basis of a social community.

1. A is true but R is False.

2. A is false but R is true.

3. Both A and R are true and R explains A.

4. Both A and R are true but R does not explain A

Answer:

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So, the correct answer is option (D): Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A.

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• Assertion (A): Communalism is a threat to democracy and national unity. - Communalism is an ideology that promotes hatred and violence among different religious groups. It undermines the secular values of democracy and the diversity of India. It can lead to communal riots, communal parties, communal violence and communal politics that threaten the peace and harmony of the nation. This is true.

• Reasoning (R): Communalism is based on the idea that religion is the principal basis of social community. - Communalism is based on the idea that people who follow the same religion have common interests and enemies, and they form a distinct social community. It ignores other factors like class, gender, caste, region, language, etc., that shape social identities and interests. This is also also true.

• However, while communalism is based on the idea that religion is the principal basis of social community, this is not the reason why it is a threat to democracy and national unity . The reason why communalism is a threat to democracy and national unity is that it creates divisions and conflicts among different religious groups, and challenges the secular and democratic principles of the Indian Constitution. So, the reasoning is not a correct explanation of the assertion.

Therefore

• Assertion is true .
• Reasoning is true.
• But the reasoning is not a correct explanation of the assertion.

Thus,  the correct answer is option (D): Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A.

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