Civil Services Prep

Prelims MCQ · Modern History and the Freedom Struggle

Assertion (A): The Congress decision to contest the 1937 provincial elections was compatible with its formal rejection of the Government of India Act, 1935.

Reason (R): The Congress proposed to combat the new constitutional system both inside and outside the legislatures and postponed the decision on accepting provincial office until after the elections.

  1. Both A and R are correct, and R is the correct explanation of A.
  2. Both A and R are correct, but R is not the correct explanation of A.
  3. A is correct, but R is incorrect.
  4. A is incorrect, but R is correct.
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