Question 1 - 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): So the price of bread which was the  staple diet of the majority rose rapidly.  

Reason (R): Production of grains could not keep  pace with the demand. 

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 (a) - Both Assertion(a) and Reason (r) are true and reason (r) is the correct explanation of assertion (a).

Explanation

• Assertion (A): So the price of bread which was the staple diet of the majority rose rapidly. The population of France was 23 million in 1715 which rose to 28 million in 1789. Thus, the production of grains could not keep pace with the demand which led to the increased price of bread which was the staple diet of the majority. Thus, the assertion is true

• Reasoning (R): The production of grains could not keep pace with the demand. The population of France was 23 million in 1715 which rose to 28 million in 1789. This led to a rapid increase in the demand for food grains. Thus, the reasoning is true.

• Both assertion (a) and reason (r) are true and reason (r) is the correct explanation of assertion (a). 

Thus,

• Assertion is true
• Reasoning is true
• And Reasoning is the correct explanation for Assertion

So the correct answer is (a).