In the question given below there are 2 statements marked as Assertion (A) and Reason (R). Chose the correct alternative from the following options.
Assertion (A)- The economic condition of India during the British rule was devastating.
Reason (R)- India became an importer of primary products such as raw silk, cotton, wool, sugar, indigo, jute etc. and an exporter of finished consumer goods.
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correction answer is Option 3: (A) is true but (R) is false
Assertion (A) states that the economic condition of India during British rule was devastating. This is true because British colonial policies, including exploitative economic practices such as drain of wealth, heavy taxation, and destruction of indigenous industries, contributed to the impoverishment of India's economy.
Reason (R)- India became an importer of primary products such as raw silk, cotton, wool, sugar, indigo, jute etc. and an exporter of finished consumer goods.This is False. India became an exporter of primary products such as raw silk, cotton, wool, sugar, indigo, jute etc. and an importer of finished consumer goods like cotton, silk and woollen clothes and capital goods like light machinery produced in the factories of Britain.