History · Colonial Economy
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): De-industrialization was uniform neither over space nor over the time period.
Reason (R): The artisan production did not conform to a particular pattern.
ABoth A and R are false
BBoth A and R are true, but R does not explain A
CA is false, but R is true
DBoth A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A ✓ Correct
Correct answer: (D) 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.
★De-industrialization means the decline of traditional handicrafts under colonial rule and machine competition.
★It did not strike all regions or all periods evenly, hitting some crafts and areas harder than others.
★Artisan production varied widely by craft, region and demand, with no single pattern across India.
★Because the crafts themselves were so uneven, their decline too was bound to be uneven.
★The varied nature of artisan output thus directly explains the uneven course of de-industrialization.
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