Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

Sociology

Chapter

Social Change and Development in India: Structural Change

Question:

Two statements are given, one is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other as Reason (R):
Assertion (A) : The British capitalism interfered to ensure greatest profit and benefit to British capitalism.
Reason (R): Policies were directed towards the strengthening and expansion of British capitalism.

Options:

Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation for (A)

Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is not the correct explanation for (A)

(A) is true , but (R) is false

(A) is false but (R) is true

Correct Answer:

Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation for (A)

Explanation:

Reason (R) directly explains and supports Assertion (A). The policies implemented by the British Empire were not merely coincidental; they were deliberate actions taken to maximize profits and benefits for British capitalism at the expense of colonized peoples and economies.