Question

Assertion (A): We need to be careful while interpreting government reports of the colonial period.

Reason (R): They often reflect the fears and anxieties of officials who were unable to control a movement and were anxious about its spread.

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)