| Assertion (A): After the Revolt of 1857 in India, the British recruited the soldiers in the British Indian Army from Punjabi, Gurkha and Pathan Communities on a large scale and declared them as martial communities. |
| Reason (R): The soldiers from these communities staunchly secured the British interests outside India on a large scale. |
A) Both A and R are true and R is correct explanation of A.
B) Both A and R are true but R is not correct explanation of A.
C) A is true but R is false.
D) A is false but R is true.
Correct Answer: B
Solution :
After the Revolt of 1857 in India, the British recruited the soldiers in the British Indian Army from Punjabi, Gurkha and Pathan Communities on a large scale and declared them as martial communities because the soldiers from these communities supported a lot to the British rule to suppress the Revolt and the communities shared in the revolt against the British, were declared by the British as non-martial. Thus the British divided Indian society into martial and non-martial also to rule over them. Reason is also correct but it is not correct explanation of the assertion.
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