Question

Assertion (A): In the countryside, rich peasant communities - like the Patidars of Gujarat and
the Jats of Uttar Pradesh - were active in the Civil Disobedience Movement.
Reason (R): Due to the trade depression and falling prices, they found it impossible to pay the
government's revenue demand but the government refused to reduce the revenue.
(a) Both A and R are true and R is the corect reason for A.
(b) Both A and R are true but R is not the correct reason for A.
(c) A is true but R is false.
(d) Ris true but A is false.


2. Read the following statements and choose the correct answer:
Assertion (A): The council elections were boycotted in most provinces except Madras during
the Non-Cooperation Movement.
Reason (R): The Swaraj Party, the party of the non-Brahman, felt that entering the council was
one way of gaining some power-something that usually only Brahmans had access to.
(a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct reason for A.
(b) Both A and R are true but R is not the corect reason for A.
(c) A is true but R is false.
(d) R is true but A is false.

Answer 1

Answer:

The Patidars of Gujarat and Jats of Uttar Pradesh were producers of commercial crops; they were badly hitted hard by the trade depression and decreasing prices of the crops and it was quite impossible to pay the government revenue demand and thus they became passionate supporters of the Civil Disobedience Movement