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Read the statements and choose the correct option: Assertion (A): The economic crisis in Bengal after 1765 severely affected artisans and peasants, leading to declining production and a devastating famine in 1770 that killed ten million people. Reason (R): After obtaining the Diwani rights of Bengal, the East India Company maximized revenue collection to finance its export purchases of fine cotton and silk as cheaply as possible.
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- 1Both (A) and (R) are true, and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).✓
- 2Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
- 3(A) is true, but (R) is false.
- 4Both (A) and (R) are false.
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Both (A) and (R) are true, and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
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