Assertion (A): A wider public could now participate in public discussions and express their views.

Reason (R): Printed tracts and newspapers not only spread new ideas, but they also shaped the nature of debate.

Answer :

The correct answer is (A) : Both (A) and (R) are true and R is the correct  explanation of A.  

Explanation :

Assertion (A): A wider public could now participate  in public discussions and express their views, is true.

Reason (R): Printed tracts and newspapers not  only spread new ideas, but they also shaped the  nature of debate, is true.

And R is the reason why A is true. Thus, Option (A) is true.

Thus,

  • Assertion is true
  • Reasoning is true 
  • R is the correct explanation for A

 

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Davneet Singh has done his B.Tech from Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur. He has been teaching from the past 14 years. He provides courses for Maths, Science, Social Science, Physics, Chemistry, Computer Science at Teachoo.