Question 4 - Assertion and Reasoning - Chapter 1 Class 9 History - French Revolution - History

In the questions given below, there are two  statements marked as Assertion (A) and Reason  (R). Read the statements and choose the correct  option. 

Assertion (A): It was finally in 1791 when women in France won the right to vote.

Reasoning (R): The example of the political activities of French women during the revolutionary years was kept alive as an inspiring memory.

Options:  

(a) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct  explanation of (A).  

(b) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is not the  correct explanation of (A).  

(c) (A) is correct but (R) is wrong. 

(d) (A) is wrong but (R) is correct. 

Answer:

So the correct answer is (d) - Assertion(a) is false but Reason (r) is true.

Explanation

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• Assertion (A): It was finally in 1791 when women in France won the right to vote. The Assertion is false because women in France won the right to vote in 1946.

• Reasoning (R): The example of the political activities of French women during the revolutionary years was kept alive as an inspiring memory. Thus, the reasoning is true .

Thus,

• Assertion is false
• Reasoning is true

So the correct answer is (d) - Assertion(a) is false but Reason (r) is true.

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