Given below are two statements, one is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other is labelled as Reason (R).
Assertion A: In India, 15th October is observed as Martyrs’ Day.
Reason R: Pt. Nehru was the first Prime Minister of 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 false but (R) is true.
Assertion A: In India, 15th October is observed as Martyrs’ Day. False. India observes Martyrs’ Day (Shaheed Diwas) on 30 January, the day Mahatma Gandhi was assassinated in 1948; 23 March, the day Bhagat Singh, Rajguru and Sukhdev were hanged in 1931, is also observed as Shaheed Diwas. 15 October is the birthday of Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam.
Reason R: Pt. Nehru was the first Prime Minister of India. True. Jawaharlal Nehru became the first Prime Minister on 15 August 1947 and held the office until his death in 1964.