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Economics · 2024 · 1 mark
CBSE 2024 · Region 1 · Set 1 · Q20
Read the following statements carefully :
Statement $\displaystyle 1$ : Under the colonial rule, basic infrastructure (like railways, post and telegraph etc.) was developed.
Statement $\displaystyle 2$ : The real motive behind the infrastructural development in India was to strengthen the British interests.
In the light of the given statements, choose the correct alternative from the following :
Official answer
From CBSE’s own marking scheme for this paper.
(C)
Both Statements $\displaystyle 1$ and $\displaystyle 2$ are true.
Marking-scheme solution
(C)
Both Statements $\displaystyle 1$ and $\displaystyle 2$ are true.
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