Question

Read the following statement - Assertion(A) and Reason(R): Choose one of the following alternative given below. ASSERTION: India experienced trade surplus during British rule. REASON:- British used the trade surplus to finance to their administrative expenses in India. *

A. Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true and reason is the correct explanation of Assertion.

B Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true and reason is not the correct explanation of Assertion.

C Assertion (A) is true but Reason(R) is false

D Assertion (A) is false but Reason is right​

Answer 1

Answer:

Answer will be option "A"

Answer 2

Option b is the correct answer

Explanation:

• During british time, India experienced surplus in trade So assertion is correct.

• British take out all the wealth from India. As this mentioned in the theory of Dadabhai Naoroji book. In his book he had written how British was exploiting the people of India.

• So reason gets wrong on this basis. So British did not used the trade surplus to finance expenses in India as it took away all wealth from India in his own country.