History · Rise of Indian Nationalism
UGC NET December 2022 History (Shift-II)
Given below are two statements. In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below.
Assertion (A): Statement I: In August 1942, Mahatma Gandhi was arrested under the Defence of India Rules, following the Quit India resolution, and lodged in the Yerwada jail.
Reason (R): Statement II: In January 1932, Mahatma Gandhi was arrested under the Bombay Regulation of 1827 and interned in the Aga Khan Palace, Poona.
ABoth Statement I and Statement II are true
BBoth Statement I and Statement II are false ✓ Correct
CStatement I is true but Statement II is false
DStatement I is false but Statement II is true
Correct answer: (B) Both Statement I and Statement II are false — Both statements are false, so the answer is both false.
Explanation
★Both statements are false, so the answer is both false.
★In August 1942 Mahatma Gandhi was arrested and lodged in the Aga Khan Palace, not the Yerwada jail.
★Sarojini Naidu was also lodged in the Aga Khan Palace at that time.
★In January 1932 Gandhi was arrested and lodged in the Yerwada jail, not the Aga Khan Palace.
★There he fasted against the Communal Award of MacDonald, and the Poona Pact was signed on 26 September 1932.
★So both statements have the jails interchanged and are therefore false.
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