Assertion-Reasoning question-:
Assertion (A): In 1918, Lenin persuaded Petrograd Soviet and the Bolshevik Party to agree to a socialist seizure of power
Reason (R): A Military Revolutionary Committee was appointed by the Soviet under Leon Trotsky to organize the seizure.
Answers
Answer:
The correct option is A Both statements are true
On 16 October 1917, Lenin persuaded the Petrograd Soviet and the Bolshevik Party to agree to a socialist seizure of power by overthrowing the provisional government.
The Soviet appointed the Military Revolutionary Committee to organise the seizure for the upcoming revolution. The Military Revolutionary Committee led by Trotsky seized the government offices and arrested the ministers of the provisional government. With this, the Bolsheviks overthrew the provisional government, and launched a successful communist revolution in Russia.
Explanation:
Assertion (A) is false but Reason (R) is true.
Answer is D.
Assertion is false because the year is not correct. It has to be 16 October 1917 not 1918.