Question

Select the option that shows the correct relationship between Statements (I) and (II).

(I) Subhas Chandra Bose believed in the adoption of assertive methods for the attainment of Swaraj.

(II) Subhas Chandra Bose won the election for the President of the Congress for a second term by a majority of votes.

Options

• (II) contradicts (I).

• (II) is the reason for (I).

• (I) is true, but (II) is false.

• (I) and (II) are independent of each other.

Answer 1

(I) and (II) are independent of each other.

Explanation:

Subhas Chandra Bose did advocate assertive/direct methods to achieve Swaraj (this is part of the assertive nationalist outlook). He was also re‑elected Congress President at the Tripuri session in 1939 (defeating Pattabhi Sitaramayya), so the (II) statement about his second term is true as a factual event. However, his belief in assertive methods is a statement of political conviction and strategy, while his election as Congress President is a separate political fact; one does not serve as the reason for the other, nor do they contradict each other. Therefore, the two statements are independent.