Consider the following:

1. Assertion (A): The basic weakness of the early nationalist movement lay in its narrow social base.
2. Reason (R): It fought for the narrow interests of the social groups which joined it.

Select the correct answer using the code given below:

1. Both A and R are true, and R is the correct explanation of A
2. Both A and R are true, but R is not a 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

• The early nationalist phase (Moderate phase of the Indian National Congress) had a limited social base, largely confined to educated middle classes. However, it did not fight for narrow sectional interests; it demanded constitutional reforms, civil rights, and administrative changes for India as a whole.

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