Assertion (A) According to the Wavell plan, the number of Hindu and Muslim members in the Executive Council was equal. Reason (R) Wavell thought that such an arrangement would have saved the partition of India.

• A. Both A and R are correct and R is the correct explanation of A
• B. Both A and R are true but R and R is not the correct explanation of A.
• C. A is correct but R is wrong
• D. A is wrong but R is correct