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Read the statements given below and select the option that shows the correct relationship between (A) and (R).
Assertion (A): The Congress accepted the Mountbatten Plan.
Reason (R): The only alternate to Partition was a Federation with a weak centre.
- (a)(A) is true and (R) is false.
- (b)(R) is false but (A) is true.
- (c)Both (A) and (R) are independent of each other.
- (d)(R) is the reason for (A).
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(R) is the reason for (A).
Explanation — The Congress leaders realised that its better to have a smaller India with strong centre rather than having a big India with weak centre, due to internal conflicts.