Question

Read the following statements -Assertion (A) and Reason (R), Choose the correct answer from the following:
Assertion (A): The primary motive of British rule behind the de-industrialisation was to obtain low-cost raw materials from India for use in emerging modern industries in Britain.
Reason (R): The decline of handicraft industries resulted in employment on a mass scale in India.

[0.80 marks]

• A. Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true and Reason (R) is the correct Explanation of Assertion (A).
• B. Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true and Reason (R) is not the correct Explanation of Assertion (A).
• C. Assertion (A) is true but Reason (R) is false.
• D. Assertion (A) is false but Reason (R) is true.

Answer 1

The correct option is C Assertion (A) is true but Reason (R) is false.

The primary motive of British rule behind de-industrialisation was twofold:
(a) To obtain raw materials from India at low-cost for use by upcoming modern industries in Britain; and
(b) To sell finished products of British industries at higher prices in the Indian market. The decline of handicraft industries resulted in massive unemployment.