Read the following statements and choose the correct option.

Assertion (A): The Congress party led by Indira Gandhi gave the slogan of Garibi Hatao (Remove Poverty) in the Lok Sabha election of 1971.

Reason (R): The party promised to reorient all the policies of the government to remove poverty from the country.

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Both (A) and (R) are true, and Reason (R) is the correct explanation of (A).

Both (A) and (R) are true, and (R) is not the correct explanation of (A)

(A) is true, but Reason (R) is Wrong.

(A) is Wrong, but (R) is correct.

answer is A.

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Detailed Solution

The Congress party was led by Indira Gandhi, daughter of Pt. Jawahar Lal Nehru gave the slogan of ‘Garibi Hatao, Desh Bachao’ during her election campaigns for the general elections in 1971. This assertion is a true statement. The slogan means, “abolish poverty, save the country”. Thus, the party promised to reorient all the policies of the government to remove poverty from the country. For instance, the party reached out to various sections of the underprivileged groups in rural India, the lower castes and tribes, and so on. Therefore, the reason statement is true and a correct justification of the assertion.

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