Civil Services Prep

Prelims MCQ · Modern History and the Freedom Struggle

Assertion (A): The internment of Annie Besant and her associates initially strengthened rather than extinguished the Home Rule agitation.

Reason (R): Their arrest provoked nationwide protest, hardened the agitators’ attitude and led prominent nationalists to adopt stronger forms of opposition.

  1. Both A and R are correct, but R does not explain A
  2. A is correct, but R is incorrect
  3. A is incorrect, but R is correct
  4. Both A and R are correct, and R explains A
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