Modern History PYQ 464 of 636 · Quit India Movement

Two statements are given below; the one is Assertion (A) and other is the Reason (R), read them carefully-Assertion (A): Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) was separate from Quit India Movement, 1942. Reason (R): It thought that the freedom of India would be delayed due to this Movement. Which of them is correct from the given statements-

  1. A(A) and (R) are individually true, and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
  2. B(A) and (R) are individually true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
  3. C(A) is true, but (R) is false.
  4. D(A) is false, but (R) is true.

40th B.P.S.C. (Pre) 1995

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Correct answer: (c) (A) is true, but (R) is false.

Explanation

Statement (A) is true, but Reason (R) is false. The Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh remained separate from the Quit India Movement of 1942. From 1940 until the end of foreign rule in 1947, the Sangh had no role in any national movement.

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