Question

Assertion (A): In towns and cantonments, sepoys and the common people refused to touch the atta.

Reason (R): There were rumours that the British had mixed the bone dust of cows and pigs into the flour that was sold in the market.

Options

• Both (A) and (R) are correct and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).

• Both (A) and (R) are correct and (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).

• (A) is correct but (R) is not correct.

• (R) is correct but (A) is not correct.

Answer 1

Both (A) and (R) are correct and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).