Assertion (A) > : The British sovereignty continued to exist in free India. Reason (R) > : The British sovereign appointed the last Governor-General of free India. In the context of the above two statements, which one of the following is correct ?

examrobotsa's picture

Submitted by examrobotsa on

Q: 46 (IAS/1996)

Assertion (A) : The British sovereignty continued to exist in free India.
Reason (R) : The British sovereign appointed the last Governor-General of free India. In the context of the above two statements, which one of the following is correct ?

question_subject: 

History

question_exam: 

IAS

stats: 

0,171,122,66,25,31,171

keywords: 

{'british sovereignty': [0, 1, 0, 0], 'british sovereign': [0, 1, 0, 0], 'free india': [3, 2, 3, 0], 'last governor': [1, 0, 0, 0]}

The correct answer is option 4: "A is false but R is true."

Option 1 states that both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A. This is incorrect because A (The British sovereignty continued to exist in free India) is false. After India gained independence from British rule in 1947, British sovereignty ceased to exist.

Option 2 states that both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A. This is incorrect for the same reason as above – `A` is untrue.

Option 3 says that A is true but R is false. As mentioned, A is false, so this choice is incorrect.

Option 4 states that A is false but R is true. This is correct. As stated above, A is false. However, R (The British sovereign appointed the last Governor-General of free India) is true. The last Governor-general of free India, Lord Mountbatten, was indeed appointed by King George VI, the then British monarch.