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UPSC 2000: Assertion (A): Lord Linlithgow described the August Movement of 1942 as the most serious revolt after the Sepoy mutiny. Reason (R): Peasants joined the movement in large number in some places.
(a)Both A and R are true, and R is the correct explanation of A
(b)Both A and R are true, but R is not a correct explanation of A
(c)A is true, but R is false
(d)A is false, but R is true
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Not attemptedCorrect Answer: (a) Both A and R are true, and R is the correct explanation of A
Lord Linlithgow, the Viceroy (1936-44), actually called the Quit India (August) Movement “by far the most serious rebellion since 1857”, so Assertion A is true. The struggle saw massive participation of rural masses—especially peasants in Bihar, eastern U.P. and Maharashtra—so Reason R is also true. Wide-spread, militant peasant upsurge was precisely what made the revolt so grave in the eyes of the Raj; hence R correctly explains A. ([sarthaks.com](https://www.sarthaks.com/60366/assertion-lord-linlithgo-described-august-movement-most-serious-revolt-after-sepoy-mutiny?utm_source=openai))
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