Civil Services Prep

Prelims MCQ · Modern History and the Freedom Struggle

Assertion (A): The Swadeshi Movement did not secure broad support among Muslims, although some Muslim individuals participated in it.

Reason (R): Colonial divide-and-rule policies, the overlap of class and community interests, and the movement’s use of Hindu religious imagery contributed to Muslim distance from the agitation.

Which one of the following is correct?

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