modern-history-british20-048
Assertion (A): Economic drain was one of the main causes of Indian poverty.
Reason (R): Wealth generated in India was transferred abroad without return.
Select the correct answer.
Solution
Drain of wealth caused poverty by transferring resources abroad. Hence both are true and R explains A.
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