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UPSC 1998: Assertion (A): The first ever Bill to make primary education compulsory in India was rejected in 1911. Reason (R): Discontent would have increased if every cultivator could read.
(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
Gopal Krishna Gokhale’s Primary Education Bill, introduced on 16 March 1911, sought compulsory elementary education but was defeated in the Imperial Legislative Council that year. Colonial members argued that universal literacy would make cultivators politically restless, reflecting the fear expressed in the Reason; therefore both A and R are true and R correctly explains the rejection. ([licchavilyceum.com](https://licchavilyceum.com/upsc-civil-services-prelims-1998-solved-question-paper/))
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This question was asked in UPSC CSE Prelims 1998, GS Paper 1, as Question 31. It falls under Modern History > Social & Religious Reform Movements.
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