Read the following statements Assertion (A) and Reason(R). Choose one of correct alternatives given
below:
Assertion (A): India could not develop a sound industrial base under the colonial rule.
Reason (R) : The colonial government reduced India to the status of a mere exporter of important raw
materials for the upcoming modern industries in Britain.
Alternatives :
(a) Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true and Reason (R) is the correct explanation of
Assertion (A)
(b) Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true and Reason (R) is not the correct explanation of
Assertion (A)
(c) Assertion (A) is true but Reason (R) is false.
(d) Assertion (A) is false but Reason (R) is true.
Answers
Answer:
[a] Both Assertion [A] and Reason [R] are true and Reason [R] is the correct explanation of Assertion [A]
Explanation:
Both Assertion [A] and Reason [R] are true and Reason [R] is the correct explanation of Assertion [A]
Because As in the case of agriculture, so also in manufacturing, India could not develop a sound industrial base under colonial rule. Even as the country’s world-famous handicraft industries declined, no corresponding modern industrial base was allowed to come up to take pride in a place so long enjoyed by the former. The main reasons were that Britain did not want India to be industrialized. Their policy towards India was
They wanted India as a center for raw materials for their industry.
They also wanted to see India as a market for their furnished products.