Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion (A) and the other as Reason (R):
Assertion (A): Rajnarain Bose is regarded as a pioneer of nationalism in Bengal.
Reason (R): He founded the Hindu Mela in 1867.
In the context of the above two statements, which one of the following is correct?
- ABoth (A) and (R) are true, and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)
- BBoth (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A)
- C(A) is true, but (R) is false
- D(A) is false, but (R) is true
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Correct answer: (c) (A) is true, but (R) is false
Explanation
(A) is true, but (R) is false.
- (A): Rajnarain Bose is called a pioneer of nationalism in Bengal. In 1866 he proposed a society to promote national feeling, and he inspired many later nationalists, including his grandson Aurobindo Ghosh.
- (R): the Hindu Mela (1867) was founded by Nabagopal Mitra, with the support of the Tagore family. Rajnarain Bose's ideas inspired it, but he did not found it. The Mela promoted Indian goods, culture and physical training.