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Read the following statements marked as Assertion (A) and Reason (R): Assertion (A): Midnight’s Children explores India’s post-independence history through magical realism. Reason (R): The novel received the Booker Prize for its innovative narrative style.

1. Both A and R are true, and R is the correct explanation of A
2. Both A and R are true, but R is not the correct explanation of A
3. A is true, but R is false
4. A is false, but R is true

Correct answer: Both A and R are true, but R is not the correct explanation of A

Solution

Midnight’s Children does explore India’s post-independence history through magical realism, so Assertion (A) is true. The novel also won the Booker Prize, but that fact does not explain why the novel uses magical realism, so Reason (R) is true but not the correct explanation.

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