Question

Two statements are given below. They are Assertion (A) and Reason (R). Read both the statements carefully and choose the correct option:
Assertion (A): Both, Sri Lanka and Belgium faced challenges of ethnic and linguistic diversity.
Reason (R): Sri Lanka had majority of Tamils whereas Belgium had majority of French speaking people.

• A. Both, (A) and (R) are true, and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
• B. Both, (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
• C. (A) is true, but (R) is false.
• D. (A) is false, but (R) is true.

Hint:

Remember:

• Sri Lanka majority $\rightarrow$ Sinhala-speaking community.

• Sri Lanka minority $\rightarrow$ Tamil-speaking community.

• Belgium majority $\rightarrow$ Dutch-speaking community.

• Belgium minority $\rightarrow$ French-speaking and German-speaking communities.

Answer 1

The Correct Option is C

Step 1: Check if the Assertion is true.
Both Sri Lanka and Belgium did struggle with ethnic and linguistic differences among their people, so the Assertion is correct.
Step 2: Check the Reason carefully.
The Reason claims Sri Lanka had a Tamil majority and Belgium had a French speaking majority. Actually it is the opposite. Sri Lanka's majority speaks Sinhala, and Belgium's majority speaks Dutch, mostly in the Flemish region. So the Reason is false.
Step 3: Decide the right option.
Since the Assertion is true but the Reason is false, this points us to a specific option, not the ones where both are true or both are false.
Hence, the correct answer is option (C), Assertion true but Reason false.