Practicing Success
Read the passage and answer the following questions: Madras developed by incorporating innumerable surrounding villages and by creating opportunities and spaces for a variety of communities. Several different communities came and settled in Madras, performing a range of economic functions. The 'dubashes' were Indians who could speak two languages- The local language and English. They worked as agents and merchants, acting as intermediaries between Indian society and the British. They used their privileged position in government to acquire wealth. Their powerful position in society was established by their charitable works and patronage of temples in the Black Town. |
In the given question, a statement of Assertion is followed by a statement of Reason. Mark the correct answer. |
Both the Assertion and the Reason are correct and the Reason is the correct explanation of the Assertion. Both the Assertion and the Reason are correct but the Reason is not the correct explanation of the Assertion. The Assertion is incorrect but the Reason is correct. The Assertion is correct but the Reason is incorrect. |
Both the Assertion and the Reason are correct but the Reason is not the correct explanation of the Assertion. |
Several different communities came and settled in Madras, performing a range of economic functions. The 'dubashes' were Indians who could speak two languages- The local language and English. |