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| Two statements are given, one is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other as Reason (R): Assertion (A) : The advent of the railways in Bengal marked an important turning point. Reason (R) : The railways changed forests of the then Assam from an unproductive wilderness into a lucrative source of revenue. |
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 |
| Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is not the correct explanation for (A) |
| The advent of the railways in Bengal …marked an important turning point, which saw the conversion of its forest policy in Assam (Assam was then part of the Bengal province) from one of laissez faire into one of active intervention. …The demand for railway sleepers transformed the forests in Assam (this included all the present-day seven sister states) from an unproductive wilderness into a lucrative source of revenue for the colonial administration |
