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

Assertion: The British Government had a "hand in the birth of the Constituent Assembly".
Reason: The Constituent Assembly was formed before the Independence and the British attached certain conditions within which the Assembly had to function.

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: The British Government had a "hand in the birth of the Constituent Assembly".
Reason: The Constituent Assembly was formed before the Independence and the British attached certain conditions within which the Assembly had to function.

The Reason states that the Constituent Assembly was formed before independence and that the British imposed conditions on its functioning. This context explains why the British Government had a role in the creation of the Constituent Assembly and why it had influence over its operations.

Nehru admitted that most nationalist leaders had wanted a different kind of Constituent Assembly. It was also true, in a sense, that the British Government had a “hand in its birth”, and it had attached certain conditions within which the Assembly had to function. “But,” emphasised Nehru, “you must not ignore the source from which this Assembly derives its strength.”