Question

S1: Council of Europe did not have any power in the matter of security and economy.

S2: The European Defence Community (EDC) and the European Coal and Steel Community (ECSC) were formed.

Select the correct options from the following.

• A. S1 and S2 are True; Both are independent statements
• B. S1 is True; S2 is False
• C. S1 and S2 are True; S1 is the reason for S2
• D. S1 is False; S2 is True

Answer 1

The correct option is C S1 and S2 are True; S1 is the reason for S2

On May 1949, ten countries met in London to form an organization- ‘A Council of Europe’. With its headquarters at Strasbourg in France. The Council of Europe did not have any real power. To rectify this few new organisations came into picture. The European Defence Community (EDC) and the European Coal and Steel Community (ECSC) were two of them.