Question

Assertion [A]: Berlin Conference agreed to the rule of Leopold II in Congo Free State.

Reason [R]: Leopold II, King of Belgium, showed interest in Congo.

• A. [A] and [R] are true but [R] is not the correct justification for [A].
• B. [A] and [R] are false.
• C. [A] and [R] are true and [R] is the correct justification for [A].
• D. [A] is true but [R] is false.

Answer 1

The correct option is C [A] and [R] are true and [R] is the correct justification for [A].

• Leopold II, king of Belgium, showed interest in Congo and so the Berlin Conference agreed to the rule of Leopold in Congo Free State. The state became the private property of the King and was not by the government of Belgium, of which he was the constitutional monarch.
• Leopold was able to procure the region by convincing other Eurasian states at the Berlin Conference on Africa that he was involved in humanitarian and philanthropic work and would not tax trade.