Question

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 1

Answer:

The correct option is B Following is the explanation given below,

Explanation:

Both of the options are individually true and option R is not the correct explanation of option A.

This is said because historical facts claim that in this meeting known as the Simla Conference, Lord Wavell came up with the Wavell plan in which several conditions were levied and one of those conditions were that the Hindus and Muslims in the executive council would be equal in number.

However, even though Wavell thought and asserted that this act would help avoid the partition of India, this was not the sole reason for giving Hindus and Muslims, equal seats in the executive.