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Correct Answer: Option (D) — A is false but R is true
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Standard Reference Verified• Assertion (A) is false: Maulana Mohammad Ali and Abul Kalam Azad were not members who resigned from the Imperial Legislative Council in 1916. Prominent leaders who resigned in 1919 in protest against the Rowlatt Act included Mohammad Ali Jinnah, Madan Mohan Malaviya, and Mazhar-ul-Haq. • Reason (R) is true: The Rowlatt Act (Anarchical and Revolutionary Crimes Act, 1919) was passed in March 1919 despite every single non-official Indian member voting against it.
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