Given below are two statements, one is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other as Reason (R).Assertion (A):The British sovereignty continued to exist in India after August 15, 1947.Reason (R):The British Sovereignty appointed the last Governor-General of free India.In light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below.

The Indian Independence Act, 1947 ended British colonial sovereignty over India on 15 August 1947. From that date the British Government had no responsibility for India's governance, and the Constituent Assembly exercised sovereign power. So (A) is incorrect.

India remained a Dominion until the Constitution came into force on 26 January 1950, and the Governor-General was formally appointed by the British monarch. C. Rajagopalachari, the last Governor-General (June 1948), was appointed by King George VI. So (R) is correct.

The monarch's appointment was a formal, ceremonial act done on the advice of the Indian government; it did not mean Britain still held sovereignty over India. Hence (A) is incorrect but (R) is correct.