Question

Assertion (A): In the 1920s and 30s the Italian government spent large sums of money on developing towns, roads, and agriculture in Libya

Reason (R) : Italy and Libya had signed an agreement allowing Italy to invest in Libyan infrastructure in exchange for petrol.

• A. Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A.
• B. A is false but R is true.
• C. Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
• D. A is true but R is false.

Answer 1

The correct option is D A is true but R is false.

Libya was an Italian colony in the early 20th century. The money channeled into Libya was for the benefit of Italian settlers, who made up a fifth of the country's population at the time.