Consider the following statements:

1. Assertion (A): In 1916, Maulana Mohammad Ali and Abul Kalam Azad resigned from the Legislative Council.
2. Reason (R): The Rowlatt Act was passed by the government in spite of being opposed by all Indian members of the Legislative Council.

Options:

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 (d) is correct

• Based on the recommendations, the Government of India drafted two bills and presented them to the Imperial Legislative Council on 6 February 1919. One of the two bills was dropped due to strong opposition, while the other was passed in March 1919 as the Anarchical and Revolutionary Crimes Act of 1919 (Rowlatt Act). Every member of the Imperial Legislative Council from India opposed the Rowlatt Act. In protest, many leaders, including Madan Mohan Malviya, Muhammad Ali Jinnah, and Mazhar ul Haq, resigned from the Imperial Legislative Council. The Reason is true because the Rowlatt Act was passed in 1919 despite opposition from all Indian members of the Imperial Legislative Council.

Answer: (d) A is false but R is true