In the given question, a statement of Assertion is followed by a statement of Reason. Mark the correct answer.

Assertion: Mahatma Gandhi opposed the demand for separate electorates for the 'lower castes' at the Second Round Table Conference.
Reason: He opined that this would prevent their integration into mainstream society and permanently segregate them from other castes of Hindus.

Both the Assertion and the Reason are correct and the Reason is the correct explanation of the Assertion.

The correct answer is Option 1 - Both the Assertion and the Reason are correct and the Reason is the correct explanation of the Assertion.

Assertion: Mahatma Gandhi opposed the demand for separate electorates for the 'lower castes' at the Second Round Table Conference.
Reason: He opined that this would prevent their integration into mainstream society and permanently segregate them from other castes of Hindus.

The Reason accurately explains Gandhi's rationale behind opposing the demand for separate electorates for the 'lower castes,' making both the Assertion and the Reason true, and the Reason being the correct explanation for the Assertion.

At the Second Round Table Conference, London, November 1931 Mahatma Gandhi opposed the demand for separate electorates for “lower castes”. He believed that this would prevent their integration into mainstream society and permanently segregate them from other caste Hindus.