Assertion Reason: Indian Economy on the Eve of Independence

1.Assertion (A): Zamindari system brought instability to Indian cultivation during the British rule. Reason (R): Zamindari system led to frequent of the tillers of the soil :

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 is A)

2.Assertion (A): India became an exporter of primary products and importer of finished products from britain. Reason (R): Restrictive policies of commodity production, trade and tariff pursued by the colonial government adversely affected the structure, composition and volunm of India's foreign trade.

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 is A)

3.Assertion (A): Tata Iron and Steel company (TISCO) was incorporated in 1907. Reason (R): The opening of Suez Canal in 1869 reduced the cost of transportation and made access to the Indian market easier.

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 is B)

4.Assertion (A): During the British rule the production of cash crops improved the economic condition of farmers. Reason (R): Farmers were given higher prices to produce cash crops.

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 is D)

5.Assertion (A): Prior to 1921, India was in the first stage of demographic transition. Reason (R): The second stage of demographic transition began after 1921.

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 is B)

6.Assertion (A): On the eve of independence, agriculture was the principal source of livelihood. Reason (R): On the eve of independence, Indian economy was a feudal economy.

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 is C)

7.Assertion (A): Decline of Handicraft industry led to increase in imports manufactured goods from Britain. Reason (R): The Indian made goods could not withstand the foreign competition of machine made cheap goods.

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 is A)

8.Assertion (A): Spread of railways led to expansion of the market for the British products in India. Reason (R): Spread of railways opened up only new opportunities of economic growth.

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 is C)

9.Assertion (A): The infrastructure facilities during British rule were highly developed. Reason (R): The main motive behind infrastructural development was to serve various colonial interest.

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 is D)

10.Assertion (A) farmers of India were forced to take up the cultivation of indigo. Reason (R): The dying and bleaching of textile in the textile industry of Britain required indigo.

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 is B)

11.Assertion (A): During the colonial rule india's exports exceeded imports which resulted in a surplus of the balance of trade. Reason (R): Trade surplus was used for the development of the Indian Economy.

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 is C)

12.Assertion (A): The tillers of the soil agricultural practice merely as a source of subsistence. Reason (R): The tillers of soil accumulated resources to invest in agriculture while the owners of the soil showed keen interest in the same.

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 is C)

13. Assertion (A): 1921 is regarded as the 'Year of Great divide'. Reason (R): After 1921, the total population in India never declined.

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 is A)

14.Assertion (A): there were systematic de-industrialization of Indian industries during British rule. Reason (R): Indian economy was used as a source of raw material and a market for sale of final goods in order to exploit Indian economy.

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 is A)

15.Assertion (A): India was more of a consumer than a supplier of materials for finished goods. Reason (R): British economic policies were more directed towards their own economic interest.

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 is D)

16.Assertion (A): The British government established a monopoly control over India's foreign trade. Reason (R): The opening of Suez Canel did not act as a determinant to promote trade with Britain.

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 is C)

17.Assertion (A): There was hardly any capital goods industry to promote further industrialization in India. reason (R): Machinery and manufacturing equipment fall under the category of capital goods.

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 is B)

18.Assertion (A): there was lesser availability of land per head of farming population. Reason (R): The occupational structure on the eve of independence showed greater dependence on agriculture.

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 is A)

19.Assertion (A): At the time of independence, the agricultural sector was facing deficient labour and high productivity. Reason (R): Foreign trade was oriented to feed the industrial revolution in Britain.

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 is D)

20.Assertion (A): British levied heavy tariffs on imports from Britain to India. Reason (R): Under the colonial rule, Indian handicraft sector suffered a massive decay.

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 is D)