Assertion (A): Bal Gangadhar Tilak was a Communalist.
Reason (R): He used religion as a political weapon.

Select your answer using the codes given below:
Codes:

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 the correct explanation of A.

C) A is true but R is false.

D) A is false but R is true.

This MCQ is part of the UP PSC Previous Year Questions (PYQs) series, focusing on UPPSC Prelims 2001 (GS Paper I)