Question

For Question number 12, two statements are given - one labelled as Assertion (A) and the other labelled as Reason (R). Read these statements carefully and choose the correct option as the answer from the options (A), (B), (C) and (D) given below.

Assertion (A) : The Central Government appointed the States Reorganisation Commission in 1953 to look into the question of redrawing the boundaries of states.

Reason (R) : Many people were struggling for the formation of states on linguistic basis.

• A. Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true and Reason (R) is the correct explanation of the Assertion (A).
• B. Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true, but Reason (R) is not the correct explanation of the Assertion (A).
• C. Assertion (A) is true, but Reason (R) is false.
• D. Assertion (A) is false, but Reason (R) is true.

Hint:

The commission of 1953 was formed because of demands for linguistic states, so both are true and R explains A.

Answer 1

The Correct Option is A

Step 1: Understand the statements:
Assertion (A) says that the Central Government appointed the States Reorganisation Commission in 1953 to look into redrawing state boundaries.
Reason (R) says that many people were struggling for the formation of states on a linguistic basis.

Step 2: Check the assertion:
After the Andhra agitation and the death of Potti Sriramulu in 1952, the demand for linguistic states grew.
The Centre appointed the States Reorganisation Commission in 1953. So (A) is true.

Step 3: Check the reason:
Many groups in the country, for example Telugu speakers, demanded states on the basis of language. So (R) is true.

Step 4: Link between them:
The demand for linguistic states was the cause for forming the commission. So (R) explains (A).

Step 5: Check each option:
Option (A) says both are true and R explains A. This matches.
Option (B) says R does not explain A. This is wrong, as the struggle led to the commission.
Option (C) says R is false. This is wrong, as R is true.
Option (D) says A is false. This is wrong, as A is true.

Final Answer:
Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A, so the answer is option (A).