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CBSE 2025 · Region 4 · Set 1 · Q18
Read the following statements carefully: Statement 1: The British policies were accountable for commercialisation of Indian agriculture. Statement 2:…
Read the following statements carefully :
Statement $\displaystyle 1$ : The British policies were accountable for commercialisation of Indian agriculture.
Statement $\displaystyle 2$ : In the larger interest of Indians, the British rulers focused on the infrastructural growth of India.
In the light of the given statements, choose the correct option from the following :
Official answer
(A)
Statement $\displaystyle 1$ is true and Statement $\displaystyle 2$ is false.
Marking-scheme solution
(A)
Statement $\displaystyle 1$ is true and Statement $\displaystyle 2$ is false.
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