Question
History Question on When People Rebel: 1857 and After
Given below are two statements: one is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other is labelled as Reason (R):
Assertion (A): The Indian Army was carefully reorganised after 1858 to prevent the recurrence of another revolt.
Reason (R): It was to minimise the capacity of Indian soldiers to revolt.
In the light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below :
A
Both A and R are correct and R is the correct explanation of A.
B
Both A and R are correct and R is NOT the correct explanation of A.
C
A is correct but R is not correct.
D
A is not correct but R is correct.
Answer
Both A and R are correct and R is the correct explanation of A.
Explanation
Solution
The correct answer is (A) : Both A and R are correct and R is the correct explanation of A.