Given below are two statements: one is labelled as Assertion A and the other is labelled as Reason R
Assertion A: Asom Gana Sangram Parishad organised themselves as a regional political party called Asom Gana Parishad.
Reason R: It came to power in 1985 with the promise of resolving the foreign national problem as well as to build a 'Golden Assam'.
In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below.
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 1
The correct answer is Option (1) → Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
Note: The given answer, Option (1), is as per the official NTA Answer Key. However, this answer appears to be wrong. As per the NCERT book, the correct answer is Option (2), as explained below.
Assertion A — True. With the successful completion of the Assam movement, the AASU and the Asom Gana Sangram Parishad organised themselves as a regional political party called Asom Gana Parishad (AGP).
Reason R — True. The AGP came to power in 1985 with the promise of resolving the foreign national problem as well as to build a ‘Golden Assam’.
Why R does not explain A: R tells what the AGP did after it was formed – it came to power in 1985 with these promises. It does not say why the party was formed: the AGP was formed after the Assam movement ended successfully with the Assam Accord of 1985. So R is not the correct explanation of A.
NCERT (2026-27): “Movements against outsiders … Eventually after six years of turmoil, the Rajiv Gandhi-led government entered into negotiations with the AASU leaders, leading to the signing of an accord in 1985. According to this agreement those foreigners who migrated into Assam during and after Bangladesh war and since, were to be identified and deported. With the successful completion of the movement, the AASU and the Asom Gana Sangram Parishad organised themselves as a regional political party called Asom Gana Parishad (AGP). It came to power in 1985 with the promise of resolving the foreign national problem as well as to build a ‘Golden Assam’.…” |