Civil Services Prep

Prelims MCQ · Modern History and the Freedom Struggle

Consider the following Assertion and Reason:

Assertion (A): Congress acceptance of Dominion Status under the June 3 Plan represented a tactical departure from the position associated with the Lahore Congress of 1929.

Reason (R): Congress believed that Dominion Status would facilitate an early and comparatively peaceful transfer of power, enable it to deal with the explosive situation and preserve administrative continuity.

Which one of the following is correct?

  1. Both A and R are true, and R is the correct explanation of A.
  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. A is false, but R is true.
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