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Question
Assertion (A): The real challenge to Indira Gandhi came not from the opposition but from within her own party.
Reason (R): She had to deal with the ‘Syndicate’, a group of powerful and influential leaders from within Congress.
Options
Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
Both A and R are true and R is not the correct explanation of A.
A is true but R is false.
A is false, but R is true.
Solution
Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
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