Civil Services Prep

Prelims MCQ · Modern History and the Freedom Struggle

Consider the following Assertion and Reason:

Assertion (A): British hostility towards educated Indians became particularly pronounced with the rise of organised nationalism.

Reason (R): The emerging middle-class leadership analysed the exploitative character of colonial rule and demanded Indian participation in administration, which the British regarded as a challenge to their authority.

Which one of the following is correct?

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