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Unit 2 Ch 4 : Agriculture — Social Studies STD 10 — Question

CBSE BoardEnglish MediumSTD 10Social StudiesUnit 2 Ch 4 : Agriculture1 Mark
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Direction : Mark the option which is most suitable:
Assertion $(A)$ : Primitive Subsistence Farming is also called ‘Slash and Burn’ agriculture.
Reason $(R)$: Farmers clear a patch of land for cultivation. When this piece of land loses its fertility, another piece of land is cleared for plantation.
  • ✓
    If both assertion $(A)$ and reason $(R)$ are true and reason $(R)$ is the correct explanation of assertion $(A)$.
  • B
    If both assertion $(A)$ and reason $(R)$ are true but reason $(R)$ is not the correct explanation of assertion $(A)$.
  • C
    Assertion $(A)$ is true but reason $(R)$ is false.
  • D
    Both assertion $(A)$ and reason $(R)$ are false.
✓

Answer

Correct option: A.
If both assertion $(A)$ and reason $(R)$ are true and reason $(R)$ is the correct explanation of assertion $(A)$.

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