History · Rise of Indian Nationalism
UGC NET December 2013 History
Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion (A) and the other labelled as Reason (R). Select the correct answer from the codes below.
Assertion (A): The Indian States Commission reiterated that 'Paramountcy must remain Paramount'.
Reason (R): The British were disenchanted with the new corporate princely culture.
ABoth A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A ✓ Correct
BBoth A and R are true, but R is not the correct explanation of A
CA is true, but R is false
DA is false, but R is true
Correct answer: (A) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A — Both statements are true and the reason explains the assertion, so the answer is both true with R explaining A.
Explanation
★Both statements are true and the reason explains the assertion, so the answer is both true with R explaining A.
★The Indian States Commission, the Butler Committee, upheld British paramountcy.
★It declared that paramountcy must remain paramount over the princely states.
★The British had grown wary of the new collective political culture of the princes.
★They feared the princes might act together against British control.
★This disenchantment is why the commission reasserted paramountcy.
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