In the given question, a statement of Assertion is followed by a statement of Reason. Mark the correct answer.

Assertion: Technology may affect the way we think of our personal but also our collective lives.

Reason: When printing initially came into being it laid the basis for the creation of nationalism.

Both the Assertion and the Reason are correct and the Reason is the correct explanation of the Assertion.

While globalisation is not caused by any single factor, technology remains a critical element. There is no doubt that the invention of the telegraph, the telephone, and the microchip in more recent times has revolutionised communication between different parts of the world. When printing initially came into being it laid the basis for the creation of nationalism. So also today we should expect that technology will affect the way we think of our personal but also our collective lives.