Consider the following statements and select the correct answer from the code given here under:

Assertion (A): In the wake of Quit India Movement, the British and Muslims in their common hatred for the Congress came closer to each other.

Reason (R): Jinnah acted as a staunch ally of the British government and told Muslims to keep away from the Congress movement of 1942.

Code:

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 2003 (GS Paper I)