Question

Choose the correct option
1. Assertion (A): A customs union or Zollverein was formed at the initiative of Prussia.
2. Reason(R): Tariff barriers were abolished and reduced the number of currencies from over thirty to two.
(a.) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
( b. ) A is true but R is false
( c.) A is false but R is true
( d. )Both A and R are true and R is not the correct explanation of A. ​

Answer 1

Explanation:

Both A and R are true and R is not the correct explanation of A.

Answer 2

Both assertion and reason are correct statements. But the reason is not the correct explanation of the assertion.

Explanation:

• A customs union or Zollverein was formed at the initiative of Prussia.
• The objective was to unify the country economically to make it one nation.
• It helped to raise the individual and provincial interest in the country.
• Hence, the assertion is the correct statement.
• Tariff barriers were abolished and reduced the number of currencies from over thirty to two.
• Both assertion and reason are correct statements. But the reason is not the correct explanation of the assertion.