Political Science · Political Processes in India
Given below are two statements, one labelled Assertion (A) and the other Reason (R).
Assertion (A): In the pre-independence phase, civil society engagement primarily revolved around social and religious reform movements.
Reason (R): In the post-independence phase, civil society activism encapsulated a broader canvas of livelihood issues, environment, women's rights, and rights of marginalized sections.
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 R does not explain A, so the answer is the second option.
Explanation
★Both statements are true, but R does not explain A, so the answer is the second option.
★The assertion is true about the pre-independence reform focus.
★Movements then centred on social and religious reform.
★The reason is true about the wider post-independence agenda.
★But the two describe different phases side by side.
★The later phase does not explain the earlier one.
★Thus both are true but R is not the correct explanation of A.
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