History · Sources of Modern Indian History
UGC NET December 2011 History
Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion (A) and the other as Reason (R). Select the correct answer from the codes below.
Assertion (A): The Portuguese had introduced violence in Asian waters.
Reason (R): The Portuguese motive was to control the major sea lanes of Asian trade.
AA is false, but R is true
BA is true, but R is false
CBoth A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A ✓ Correct
DBoth A and R are true, but R is not the correct explanation of A
Correct answer: (C) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A — Both statements are true and the reason explains the assertion, so the answer is both true with R explaining A.
Explanation
★Both statements are true and the reason explains the assertion, so the answer is both true with R explaining A.
★Before the Portuguese, Asian sea trade was largely peaceful and open to many merchants.
★The Portuguese brought armed ships and force into the Indian Ocean from 1498 onward.
★They imposed the cartaz system, a pass that forced other traders to pay and submit.
★Their aim was to seize control of the key sea lanes and the spice trade running through them.
★This drive to dominate the trade routes directly explains the violence they introduced.
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