Given below are two statements : one is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other is labelled as Reason (R).
Assertion (A) : Mahatma Gandhi is considered as 'Father of Nation' in India.
Reason (R) : Mahatma Gandhi was the First Governor General of Independent India.
In the light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below :
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → (A) is correct but (R) is not correct
Assertion (A): Mahatma Gandhi is considered as ‘Father of Nation’ in India. Correct. Gandhiji led the freedom struggle through non-violent mass movements, and he is honoured as the Father of the Nation; Subhas Chandra Bose is credited with first calling him so, in a radio broadcast from Singapore in 1944.
Reason (R): Mahatma Gandhi was the First Governor General of Independent India. Incorrect. Gandhiji never held any government post. The first Governor-General of independent India was Lord Mountbatten (1947–48), and the first and only Indian Governor-General was C. Rajagopalachari (1948–50).