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Correct Answer: Option (D) — A is false but R is true
Concept & Option Breakdown
Standard Reference VerifiedAssertion (A) is true: Gopal Krishna Gokhale introduced a bill in the Imperial Legislative Council in 1911 to make free and compulsory primary education available, but it was rejected by the official majority. Reason (R) is true: British colonial authorities and conservative elements feared that educating the masses/cultivators would breed political awakening and discontent against British colonial administration.
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