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Q155. DIRECTION: The following items consist of two statements, one labelled as ‘Assertion A’ and the other labelled as ‘Reason R’, You are to examine these two statements carefully and decide if the Assertion ‘A’ and the Reason ‘R’ are individually true and if so, whether the Reason is a correct explanation of the Assertion. Select your answers to these items using the codes given below and mark your answer sheet accordingly. Assertion (A): Lord Linlithgow described the August Movement of 1942 as the most serious revolt after the Sepoy mutiny. Reason (R): Peasants joined the movement in large number in some places. Codes:

DIRECTION: The following items consist of two statements, one labelled as ‘Assertion A’ and the other labelled as ‘Reason R’, You are to examine these two statements carefully and decide if the Assertion ‘A’ and the Reason ‘R’ are individually true and if so, whether the Reason is a correct explanation of the Assertion. Select your answers to these items using the codes given below and mark your answer sheet accordingly.

Assertion (A): Lord Linlithgow described the August Movement of 1942 as the most serious revolt after the Sepoy mutiny. Reason (R): Peasants joined the movement in large number in some places. Codes:

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Correct Answer: Option (A) — Both A and R are true but R is the correct explanation of A

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Assertion (A) is true: Viceroy Lord Linlithgow in a telegram to British Prime Minister Winston Churchill described the Quit India (August) Movement of 1942 as 'by far the most serious rebellion since that of 1857'. Reason (R) is true: Massive rural and peasant mobilization in regions like eastern UP, Bihar, Bengal (Midnapore), and Maharashtra (Satara) disrupted communications and established parallel governments ('Jatiya Sarkar', 'Prati Sarkar'), which directly led Linlithgow to view it as an existential challenge to British rule.

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Linlithgow's famous dispatch directly linked the severity of the 1942 movement to widespread mass/peasant participation undermining administration.

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Question Specifications & Syllabus Mapping

Examination & YearUPSC Civil Services Preliminary Examination 2000 (Q155)
Paper & Marking SchemeGS Paper I • 2 Marks (-0.66 Negative for incorrect response)
Syllabus Subject & TopicModern History → Partition & Independence
Official Answer KeyOption (A) — Both A and R are true but R is the correct explanation of A

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What is the official answer for UPSC Prelims 2000 GS Paper I Question 155 (Modern History)?

The official UPSC answer key for this 2000 Modern History (Partition & Independence) question is Option (A): "Both A and R are true but R is the correct explanation of A". Correct attempts carry 2 Marks with -0.66 Negative penalty for wrong answers.

Which UPSC Prelims syllabus topic does this 2000 question belong to?

This question belongs to GS Paper I under the subject "Modern History" and micro-topic "Partition & Independence". You can explore all repeated questions from Partition & Independence in Acme AI's 3D Prelims PYQ Realm or practice 50 full-length and sectional tests in the APT Prelims Test Series.

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Linlithgow's famous dispatch directly linked the severity of the 1942 movement to widespread mass/peasant participation undermining administration.

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