Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

Political Science

Chapter

Politics in India Since Independence: Challenges of nation Building

Question:

Assertion: Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan strongly supported the Two-Nation Theory.
Reason: According to the two-nation theory, India consisted of not one but two ‘people’, Hindus and Muslims. So, it demanded Pakistan, a separate country for Muslims.

Options:

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

Both the Assertion and the Reason are correct but the Reason is not the correct explanation of the Assertion.

The Assertion is incorrect but the Reason is correct.

The Assertion is correct but the Reason is incorrect.

Correct Answer:

The Assertion is incorrect but the Reason is correct.

Explanation:

The correct answer is Option 3 - The Assertion is incorrect but the Reason is correct.

The assertion "Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan strongly supported the Two-Nation Theory" is incorrect as  Khan Abdul Gaffar Khan was staunchly opposed to the two-nation theory. Eventually, his voice was simply ignored and the NWFP was made to merge with Pakistan.

According to the ‘two-nation theory’ advanced by the Muslim League, India consisted of not one but two ‘people’, Hindus and Muslims. That is why it demanded Pakistan, a separate country for Muslims(Assertion). This theory fueled the demand for a separate Muslim-majority state. Furthermore, it is important to note that not all Muslim-majority regions expressed a desire to be a part of Pakistan. Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan, widely known as the 'Frontier Gandhi', strongly opposed the concept of two-nation theory.