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) British colonialism brought in Forest Acts which changed the lives of pastoralists. .
Reason (R) The Pastorialists were allowed by law to collect valuable forage for their cattle.
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:
(A) is true , but (R) is false
Explanation:
British colonialism brought in Forest Acts that changed the lives of pastoralists. They were prevented from entering many forests that had earlier provided valuable forage for their cattle.