History · Colonial Economy
UGC NET January 2017 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 given below.
Assertion (A): The decline of the traditional handicraft cottage industries was the result of British commercial policy.
Reason (R): The imperialist conquests had given immense resources to the British.
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 ✓ Correct
CA is true, but R is false
DA is false, but R is true
Correct answer: (B) Both A and R are true, but R is not the correct explanation of A — Both statements are true but the reason does not explain the assertion, so the answer is both true with R not explaining A.
Explanation
★Both statements are true but the reason does not explain the assertion, so the answer is both true with R not explaining A.
★The decline of the handicraft cottage industries was the result of British commercial policy.
★So the assertion is true.
★It is also true that the imperialist conquests gave immense resources to the British.
★So the reason is true as well.
★But the wealth from conquests does not directly explain the decline caused by commercial policy.
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