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Assertion: The opening of the Suez Canal had adversely affected the British control over India’s foreign trade during colonial era. Reasoning: Before the opening of Suez Canal almost 90 percent of India’s foreign trade was restricted to Britain. |
Both Assertion (A) and reasoning (R) are correct and R is the correct explanation of A. Both Assertion (A) and reasoning (R) are correct and but R is not the correct explanation of A. Assertion (A) is true but Reasoning (R) is not correct. Both Assertion and Reasoning are wrong. |
Both Assertion and Reasoning are wrong. |
For all practical purposes, Britain maintained a monopoly control over India’s exports and imports during colonial times. As a result, more than half of India’s foreign trade was restricted to Britain while the rest was allowed with a few other countries like China, Ceylon (Sri Lanka) and Persia (Iran). The opening of the Suez Canal further intensified British control over India’s foreign trade. |
