History · India After Independence
Read the Assertion (A) and Reason (R) carefully: Assertion (A): In 1960, the bilingual state of Bombay was divided into separate states for Marathi and Gujarati speaking people. Reason (R): In 1966, the state of Punjab was also divided into two states - Punjab for Punjabi speakers and Haryana for Haryanvi or Hindi speakers. Choose the correct option:
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- 1(A) is true but (R) is false
- 2Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) does not explain (A)✓
- 3Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) explains (A)
- 4(A) is false but (R) is true
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Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) does not explain (A)
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