Multiple choice

Assertion (A): The Cabinet Mission rejected the Muslim League's demand for a separate State of Pakistan. Reason (R):The Cabinet Mission felt that a separate State of Pakistan would contain a large proportion of non-Muslim population, and a sizeable population of Muslims would be left in India.

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

  2. Both A and R are individually 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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Explanation

The Cabinet Mission rejected the demand for a separate Pakistan primarily because it would create a state with a significant non-Muslim population and leave a large Muslim minority in India, which would not solve the communal problem. Both the assertion and the reason are historically accurate and linked.

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