Question

S1: Colonisation was one of the driving factor that resulted in advancement of technology.

S2: Transportation improved, railways became faster, ships became bigger for increased trade, steam engine was invented.

Pick the relevant options from the following:

• A. S1: True; S2: True; S1 is the reason for S2
• B. S1: True; S2: True; S1 and S2 are independent sentence
• C. S1: True; S2: False
• D. S1: False; S2: True

Answer 1

The correct option is A S1: True; S2: True; S1 is the reason for S2

Colonisation paved the way for new investments and improvements in transport. This meant faster railways, lighter wagons and bigger ships, which made the movement of food from far away places to final markets cheaper and quicker. The steam engine was invented during this phase.