Political Science · International Relations
UGC NET January 2026 Political Science
Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion A and the other labelled as Reason R. In the light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below.
Assertion (A): In 1941, an Eastern Front opened up through the German invasion of Yugoslavia, Greece and the Soviet Union.
Reason (R): Nazi expansionism in Asia has been associated with the outbreak of the Second World War.
ABoth A and R are correct and R is the correct explanation of A
BBoth A and R are correct but R is NOT the correct explanation of A
CA is correct but R is not correct ✓ Correct
DA is not correct but R is correct
Correct answer: (C) A is correct but R is not correct — The assertion is correct but the reason is not, so only the assertion holds true.
Explanation
★The assertion is correct but the reason is not, so only the assertion holds true.
★In 1941 Germany invaded Yugoslavia, Greece and then the Soviet Union.
★The attack on the USSR, Operation Barbarossa, opened the Eastern Front of the war.
★This makes the assertion an accurate account of the events of 1941.
★The reason places Nazi expansionism in Asia, which is incorrect.
★Nazi Germany's expansion was centred on Europe, not Asia.
★Japan, not Germany, drove the Axis expansion in Asia.
★So the reason is geographically wrong and cannot explain the assertion.
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