History · Colonial Economy
UGC NET December 2020 History
Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion (A) and the other labelled as Reason (R). In the light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below.
Assertion (A): When the All India Women's Conference began its campaign in support of the Child Marriage Restraint Bill (1929), Sister Subbalakshmi gave evidence before the Joshi Committee about the harmful effects of youthful marriages.
Reason (R): Mithuben Petit, a social worker who became a leading trade unionist, organized the Seva Mandir to work among the poor.
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
CA is true but R is false ✓ Correct
DA is false but R is true
Correct answer: (C) A is true but R is false — The assertion is true but the reason is false, so the answer is A true but R false.
Explanation
★The assertion is true but the reason is false, so the answer is A true but R false.
★Sister Subbalakshmi did give evidence before the Joshi Committee about the harm of youthful marriages.
★So the assertion is true.
★The reason is false, as the Seva Mandir was not founded by Mithuben Petit.
★The Seva Mandir was founded by Dr. Mohan Singh Mehta.
★So the assertion is true while the reason is false.
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