UGC NET History Q66

Question

Given below are two statements: one is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other is labelled as Reason (R).
Assertion (A): At the Second Round Table Conference, London, November 1931, Mahatma Gandhi opposed the demand for separate electorates for "lower castes".
Reason (R): Gandhi believed that this would prevent their integration into mainstream society and permanently segregate them from other caste Hindus.
In the light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below:

Accepted Answer

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