AI-generated practice question — model-generated for extra practice, not a previous-year CBSE board question.
Option C: A is false but R is true.
Assertion (A) is false — the Napoleonic Code did NOT grant equal political rights to women; it actually reduced women to the status of minors. Reason (R) is true and correctly states this.
The passage clearly states: "the Napoleonic Code went back to limited suffrage and reduced women to the status of a minor, subject to the authority of fathers and husbands." So the Assertion contradicts the source — women were denied political rights, not granted them. The Reason accurately describes what the Napoleonic Code actually did. In Assertion-Reason questions, always check both statements independently against the facts before considering whether R explains A.
Source: The Rise of Nationalism in Europe, Section 2.2 – What did Liberal Nationalism Stand for?