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Question

Assertion (A): The Indian National Congress accepted the Mountbatten plan.
Reason (R): It believed in two nation theory.

Select the correct answer from the codes given below:
Codes:

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

Answer:

Option C: A is true but R is false

Detailed Solution:

The correct answer is “A is true but R is false ”.

The Congress accepted the Mountbatten Plan as a practical compromise to end colonial rule and manage the communal tensions, not because they believed in the two-nation theory.

The Mountbatten Plan, also known as the 3 June Plan, was a proposal for the partition of British India into two separate nations, India and Pakistan. It was introduced on June 3, 1947, and it led to the end of British colonial rule in the Indian subcontinent and the creation of two independent countries.