History · Sources of Modern Indian History
UGC NET June 2014 History
Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion (A) and the other labelled as Reason (R). Select the correct answer from the codes below.
Assertion (A): The East India Company eliminated their Portuguese and Dutch trade rivals by the end of the seventeenth century.
Reason (R): The English traders sold goods of superior quality at cheaper rates.
ABoth A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
BBoth A and R are true, but R is not the correct explanation of A
CA is true, but R is false ✓ Correct
DA is false, but R is true
Correct answer: (C) A is true, but R is false — The assertion is true but the reason is false, so the answer is A true and R false.
Explanation
★The assertion is true but the reason is false, so the answer is A true and R false.
★The English Company did push out its Portuguese and Dutch rivals by the end of the seventeenth century.
★It won this lead through naval strength and shrewd trade policy.
★So the assertion is correct.
★The reason is false, for the English did not simply sell better goods more cheaply.
★Their success rested more on force, alliances and control of key ports.
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