Question

74. Assertion a): The Congress Ministries in all the provinces resigned in the year 1939.

Reason (R): The Congress did not accept the decision of the Viceroy to declare war against Germany in the context of the Second World War. [2008]

• A. a) Both A are R are true but R is the correct explanation of A
• B. b) Both A and R are true but R is not a correct explanation of A
• C. c) A is true but R is false
• D. d) A is false but R is true

Answer 1

The correct option is B

b) Both A and R are true but R is not a correct explanation of A

Ans: b

R does not explain A. As in September, 1939, the viceroy unilaterally declared that India was at war with Germany without bothering to consult any Indian leader. In protest, Congress ministeries resigned in October, 1939. Muslim league declared it as the Day of Delivarance