In the given question, a statement of Assertion is followed by a statement of Reason. Mark the correct answer.

Assertion: After independence Indians decided not to allow others to export to them.

Reason: Indians were not having enough foreign exchange to carry on the trade.

The Assertion is correct but the Reason is incorrect.

During the colonial period, as a consequence of Britain’s imperial ambitions, India became an exporter of primary goods and raw materials and a consumer of finished goods. After independence, because of this experience with the British, we decided to make things ourselves rather than relying on others. We also decided not to allow others to export to us so that our own producers could learn to make things.