In the given question, a statement of Assertion is followed by a statement of Reason. Mark the correct answer.
Assertion: Gandhi and Nehru promised Congress support to the British during the second world war.
Reason: In return, they asked the Britishers to promise to grant India independence once the war ended.
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 1
In September 1939, the Second world war broke out. Gandhi and Nehru were critical of Hitler and the Nazis. They promised Congress support to the war effort, if the British, in return, promised to grant India independence once hostilities ended.