Question

Assertion (A): Colonial government levied 0% import duty on British goods imported in India. Reason (R): Colonial government systematically destroyed Indian handicraft industry. *

1 point

Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.

Both A and R are true but R is NOT the correct explanation of A.

A is true but R is false.

A is false but R is true.

Both A and R are false​

Answer 1

Answer:

Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.

Answer 2

Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.

Explanation for the answer:

• The Colonial government has levied 0% import duty on British goods which are imported in India.
• Colonial government has systematically destroyed Indian handicraft industry.
• They have destroyed the Indian handicraft industry due to it's stiff competition from the machine made textiles from Britain.
• Both the Assertion and Reason are true and Reason is correct for assertion.
• Hence, the correct answer among all the options is Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.

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