Assertion (A): Exports from colonial India grew after the railways were built.
Reason (R): The benefits of these exports went mostly to Indians.

Both A and R are true, and R is the correct explanation of A.Correct answerYour answerBoth A and R are true, but R is not the correct explanation of A.Correct answerYour answerA is true, but R is false.Correct answerYour answerA is false, but R is true.Correct answerYour answer

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Correct answer: C

Railways carried raw materials to the ports, so exports rose: A is true.
The gains rarely reached Indians, so R is false.

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Assertion (A): Exports from colonial India grew after the railways were built.Reason (R): The benefits of these exports went mostly to Indians.

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Assertion (A): Exports from colonial India grew after the railways were built.
Reason (R): The benefits of these exports went mostly to Indians.