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Assertion (A): According to the Wavell Plan, the number of Hindu and Muslim members in the Executive Council were to be equal.

Assertion (A): According to the Wavell Plan, the number of Hindu and Muslim members in the Executive Council were to be equal.
Reason (R): Wavell thought that this arrangement would have avoided the partition of India.

(a)

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

(b)

Both A and R are individually 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

Answer:

(c)

Explanation

A is true. However, R is false as Wavell’s plan was unrelated to avoiding partition.