Assertion (A): According to the Wavell Plan, the number of Hindu and Muslim members in the Executive Council were to be equal. Reason (R): Wavell thought that this arrangement would have avoided the partition of India.
✓ Correct answer: c) A is true but R is false
ExplanationThe Wavell Plan (1945), proposed by Lord Wavell, aimed to resolve the political deadlock between the Indian National Congress and the Muslim League.It proposed forming a framework for an interim government.Assertion (A) is true: According to the Wavell Plan, the number of Hindu and Muslim members in the Executive Council were to be equal.Reason (R) is false: Wavell Plan did not aim to prevent partition but rather to create a framework for political dialogue and the transfer of power from British rule to Indian self-rule.134
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