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Economics · 2025 · 1 mark
CBSE 2025 · Region 5 · Set 1 · Q25
Read the following statements carefully :Statement $\displaystyle 1$ : The British policies led to huge employment generation in the secondary and tertiary sectors of the Indian Economy.Statement $\displaystyle 2$ : The real motive of the colonial government’s infrastructural development was to benefit interests of India.In the light of the given statements, choose the correct alternative from the following :
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(D)
Both Statements $\displaystyle 1$ and $\displaystyle 2$ are false.
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(D)
Both Statements $\displaystyle 1$ and $\displaystyle 2$ are false.
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