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(I) The Assertive Nationalists wanted immediate attainment of Swaraj or complete independence as it existed in the United Kingdom.
(II) The Early Nationalists wanted to achieve self-government and autonomy within the Empire and not complete independence.
- (II) contradicts (I)
- (II) is the reason for (I)
- (I) is true but (II) is false.
- (I) and (II) are independent of each other.
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(I) and (II) are independent of each other
Explanation — Statement (I) tells us that the Assertive Nationalists wanted complete and immediate Swaraj — full independence.
Statement (II) tells us that the Early Nationalists wanted only self-government and autonomy within the British Empire — not complete independence. Both statements are factually correct but they talk about two different groups of nationalists with two different goals. Hence, Statement (I) and (II) are independent of each other.
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