History · Sources of Modern Indian History
UGC NET December 2019 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): From about 1715, Bengali merchants preferred to opt for English carriage service and utilize English vessels for their freight traffic.
Reason (R): In entrusting their goods to a private English ship, they were in fact entrusting goods to the Company, whose privileges the private Englishman enjoyed.
ABoth A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A ✓ Correct
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
Correct answer: (A) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A — Both are true and R explains A, so the answer is both true with R explaining A.
Explanation
★Both are true and R explains A, so the answer is both true with R explaining A.
★From about 1715 Bengali merchants preferred English carriage service for their freight traffic.
★The English East India Company, established in 1600, enjoyed special privileges in trade in Bengal.
★A private Englishman shared in these privileges.
★So entrusting goods to a private English ship effectively meant entrusting them to the Company.
★This advantage explains why the merchants preferred English vessels, so R explains A.
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