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Choose the correct option based on the following statements.

Assertion (A): India is a sovereign country.
Reason (R): India has well-defined borders and a government which does not have to ask the authority of any other nation before making decisions.

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A is false but R is true.

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Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.

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A is true but R is false.

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Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A.

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Solution

The correct option is B Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
A nation is considered sovereign when it has well-defined borders and a government which does not have to ask the authority of any other nation before making decisions. Though India became a free nation on August 15, 1947, it declared itself a sovereign, democratic and republic state with the adoption of the Constitution on January 26, 1950.

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