modern-history-british20-019
Assertion (A): The Drain of Wealth theory became the basis of early nationalist economic critique.
Reason (R): It exposed the exploitative nature of British rule in India.
Select the correct answer.
Solution
Drain theory exposed British exploitation, which became the foundation of nationalist critique. Hence both are true and R explains A.
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