History · Rise of Indian Nationalism
UGC NET June 2013 History
Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion (A) and the other as Reason (R). Select the correct answer from the codes below.
Assertion (A): Soon after the resignation of the Congress Ministries in the provinces in 1939, the Muslim League observed a Deliverance Day.
Reason (R): Ambedkar supported it.
ABoth A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
BBoth A and R are true, but R is not the correct explanation of A ✓ Correct
CA is true, but R is false
DA is false, but R is true
Correct answer: (B) Both A and R are true, but R is not the correct explanation of A — Both statements are true but the reason does not explain the assertion, so the answer is both true with R not explaining A.
Explanation
★Both statements are true but the reason does not explain the assertion, so the answer is both true with R not explaining A.
★The Congress ministries resigned in 1939 over India being dragged into the war without consent.
★Soon after, the Muslim League observed a Deliverance Day to mark the end of Congress rule.
★B.R. Ambedkar did support the observance of this day.
★But his support is a separate fact and not the cause of the Leagues action.
★The League observed the day because of its own opposition to Congress rule in the provinces.
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