Assertion (A): In 1916, Maulana Mohammad Ali and Abul Kalam Azad resigned from the Legislative Council.
Reason (R): The Rowlatt Act was passed by the government in spite of being opposed by all Indian members of the Legislative Council.
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
Correct Answer: Option D
Explanation
1. This is an Assertion-Reason question related to the Indian freedom struggle.
2. Assertion (A): In 1916, Maulana Mohammad Ali and Abul Kalam Azad resigned from the Legislative Council. This is false. The prominent resignations from the Imperial Legislative Council occurred in protest against the Rowlatt Act in 1919, not 1916. Furthermore, while figures like Madan Mohan Malaviya, Mazharul Haque, and M. A. Jinnah resigned in 1919, Azad and Mohammad Ali were associated more with the Khilafat and Non-Cooperation movements around that time; their resignation from the council in 1916 is historically inaccurate.
3. Reason (R): The Rowlatt Act was passed by the government in spite of being opposed by all Indian members of the Legislative Council. This is true. The Rowlatt Act (Anarchical and Revolutionary Crimes Act) was passed in March 1919 despite unanimous opposition from the Indian members of the Imperial Legislative Council.
4. Since Assertion (A) is false and Reason (R) is true, the correct option is (D).