GK
INDIAN ECONOMY
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Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true, and Reason (R) is the correct explanation of Assertion (A).
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Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true, and Reason (R) is not the correct explanation of Assertion (A).
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Assertion (A) is true, but Reason (R) is false.
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Assertion (A) is false, but Reason (R) is true.
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Detailed explanation-1: -There was infrastructural development in the fields of transport and communication. The roads served the purpose of facilitating transportation of raw materials from different parts of the country to ports, and ports were developed for easy and fast exports to and imports from Britain.
Detailed explanation-2: -The British Raj invested in infrastructure including canals and irrigation systems. The Ganges Canal reached 350 miles from Haridwar to Cawnpore, and supplied thousands of miles of distribution canals. By 1900, the Raj had the largest irrigation system in the world. In all, the amount of irrigated land rose eightfold.
Detailed explanation-3: -The main purpose of the British Raj was of course to gain economic profit and political control, but it also managed to unify the subcontinent, introduce western education, a centralized administrative system, a network of railways, etc.