Question

Read the following statements and select the appropriate option:

Statement 1 (S1): Burma fell to the Japanese during World War II.
Statement 2 (S2): There was an acute shortage of rice in South India.

• A. Both S1 and S2 are true and S2 is a consequence of S1.
• B. Both S1 and S2 are true and S1 is a consequence of S2.
• C. S1 is true but S2 is not true.
• D. Both S1 and S2 are true but the two statements are unrelated.

Answer 1

The correct option is A Both S1 and S2 are true and S2 is a consequence of S1.

Burma had fertile lands in which rice was grown in abundance. It became the primary source of rice for India, especially South India. And that’s why, during World War II when Burma fell to the Japanese, South India experienced acute scarcity of rice which led to a famine.