Question

Assertion: Bengalis have had their influence in the administration of Assam, since the time of the British rule.

Reason: The dominance of the Bengalis made the Assamese people feel a bit low, as they were treated as second-class citizens and not given an equal status.

Identify the correct statement.

• A. Assertion is correct, reason is incorrect.
• B. Assertion is incorrect, reason is correct.
• C. Both assertion and reason are incorrect.
• D. Both assertion and reason are correct.

Answer 1

The correct option is D Both assertion and reason are correct.

The state of Assam shelters many Bengali people, as many of them, settled in Assam after independence. Since the British rule, Bengalis have had their influence in the administration of the state. The Bengalis dominance made the Assamese people feel a bit low, as they were treated as second-class citizens and not given equal status. The Assamese felt that many Bengali Muslims from Bangladesh had settled in their land illegally. They were afraid that these “outsiders” would reduce the native Assamese into a minority.