Civil Services Prep

Prelims MCQ · Modern History and the Freedom Struggle

Assertion (A): The Moderates could expose the exploitative character of British rule while still considering political connections with Britain useful to India at that stage.

Reason (R): They attributed Indian poverty to the colonial economic structure but believed that the time was not yet ripe for a direct challenge to British rule.

Which one of the following is correct?

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