Multiple choice

Directions: The following question consists of two statements, one labelled as 'Assertion' and the other labelled as 'Reason'. Mark your answer as

Assertion: The Congress rejected August Offer, 1940 that was proposed by Lord Linglithgow. Reason: In this offer, the British government promised the Muslim League that it would never agree to any constitution or government in India which did not enjoy the support of the League.

  1. if both Assertion and Reasoning are correct and Reasoning is the correct explanation of Assertion

  2. if both Assertion and Reasoning are correct, but Reasoning is not the correct explanation Assertion

  3. if Assertion is correct, but Reasoning is wrong

  4. if Reasoning is correct, but Assertion is wrong
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B Correct answer
Explanation

Correct explanation for Assertion: The Congress rejected August Offer, 1940 because there was no suggestion for a national government and because the demand for 'dominion status', which was promised by the government after the war, was already discarded by the Congress in favour of Poorna Swaraj.

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