Question

Assertion and Reasoning
Assertion (A)- Prices doubled between 1913-1918 leading to extreme hardship for the common people.
Reason(R)- War led to a huge increase in defense expenditure which was financed by war loans and increasing taxes: customs duties were raised and income tax was introduced.
a. Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
b. Both A and R are true and R is not the correct explanation of A.
c. A is true but R is false.
d. A is false and R is true.

Answer 1

Answer:

the answer is a. because the reason correctly defines that how income tax and custom duties were the resulted in the increament loans and which imposed many hardships for the common people.

Answer 2

Answer:

c. A is true but R is false.

Explanation: