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

Assertion: Bombay, Madras and Calcutta three were originally agricultural villages.
Reasoning: They became important centres of trade due to the economic activities of the English East India Company.

The Assertion is incorrect but the Reason is correct.

Three big cities – Madras (Chennai), Calcutta (Kolkata) and Bombay (Mumbai) were originally fishing and weaving villages. They became important centres of trade due to the economic activities of the English East India Company