Question

Assertion (A): There was civil war in Sri Lanka.

Reason (R): An Act was passed in 1956 to secure dominance of Sinhala community on the government.

Options

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

• Both (A) and (R) are correct, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).

• (A) is correct, but (R) is incorrect.

• (A) is incorrect, but (R) is correct.

Answer 1

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

Explanation:

In 1956, an Act was passed making Sinhala the only official language, ignoring Tamils, which became one of the main reasons for civil war in Sri Lanka.