History · Modern Indian History
Given below are two statements: one is labelled as Assertion A and the other is labelled as Reason R. Assertion A: Towards the end of the seventeenth century, the commodity structure of European trade shifted dramatically, with Indian textiles accounting for 83 per cent of the English Company's total trade value by the last decade, displacing pepper's traditional dominance. Reason R: The unprecedented surge in the importation of fine Bengal muslins and Coromandel chintz alarmed indigenous English manufacturers, leading to political pressure that forced the enactment of protectionist Calico Acts in 1700 and 1721. In light of the above statements, choose the correct answer:
- 1Both A and R are correct and R is the correct explanation of A✓
- 2A is correct but R is not correct
- 3A is not correct but R is correct
- 4Both A and R are correct but R is NOT the correct explanation of A
Correct answer
Both A and R are correct and R is the correct explanation of A
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