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):Manucci says, 'On arrival for embarking at Surat, you find plenty of money, for it is the principal trade of the nobles of India to place their money on speculation for Firangi countries, France, England and even Italy.'
Reason (R):Although the trade by the nobles was only a fraction of the total trade in the country, it did imply diverting a part of the resources siphoned off from agriculture into domestic and foreign trade.
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
DA is false, but R is true
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