History · Rise of Indian Nationalism
UGC NET July 2016 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 given below.
Assertion (A): Winston Churchill, the Prime Minister of Britain, announced the dispatch of the Cripps Mission.
Reason (R): British forces collapsed in South-East Asia soon after the fall of Rangoon.
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.
★Churchill did announce the dispatch of the Cripps Mission.
★He did so to win Indian support during the Second World War.
★British forces had collapsed in South-East Asia after the fall of Rangoon.
★This military crisis made Britain seek Indian co-operation.
★So the collapse of the forces explains why the mission was sent.
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