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Assertion (A): The Congress Ministries in all the provinces resigned in the year 1939.

Assertion (A): The Congress Ministries in all the provinces resigned in the year 1939.
Reason (R): The Congress did not accept the decision of the Viceroy to declare war against Germany in the context of the Second World War.

(a)

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

(b)

Both A and R are individually true and 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:

(a)

Explanation

The Congress opposed the Viceroy’s decision to declare war on Germany in 1939 without consulting Indian leaders.