Consider the following

1. Assertion (A): According to the Wavell Plan, the number of Hindu and Muslim members in the Executive Council were to be equal.
2. Reason (R): Lord Wavell thought that this arrangement would have avoided the partition of India.

Select the correct answer using the code given below:

1. Both A and R are individually true and R is the correct explanation of A
2. Both A and R are individually true but R is not the correct explanation of A
3. A is true but R is false
4. A is false but R is true

Explanation

Option (c) is correct

• Under the Wavell Plan, parity between caste Hindus and Muslims was proposed in the reconstituted Executive Council. The Reason is false. The plan aimed to break the constitutional deadlock and secure cooperation of Indian political parties during the final phase of British rule, but there is no evidence that Lord Wavell specifically believed that parity would prevent the partition of India.

Answer: (c) A is true, but R is false