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"Based on the statements given below, select the most suitable options.
Assertion (A): One of the principal causes for the expansion of cultivation in India was the increase in demand for commercial crops.
Reason (R): Most commercial crops like cotton and jute were used as raw materials for industries in England."

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Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
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Both A and R are true but R is not the explanation of A.
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A is true but R is false.
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A is false but R is true.
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Solution

The correct option is A Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
The demand for commercial crops such as cotton, jute, sugar, tea, and wheat increased in Europe because they used some of these crops as raw materials for industries. Since India was under colonial rule, most of these crops were grown in the country and imported to Europe.

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