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Assertion (A): *Midnight's Children* explores India's post-independence history through magical realism. Reason (R): The novel won the Booker Prize for its innovative narrative style. Choose the correct option.

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 post-independence India using magical realism, so A is true. It also won the Booker Prize, so R is true, but that fact does not explain why the novel is about post-independence history.

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