Assertion (A): India's per capita income grew fast in the last decades of colonial rule.
Reason (R): India's population grew steadily after 1921.

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: D

Per capita output grew by only about 0.5% a year, so A is false.
Population did grow steadily after 1921, so R is true.

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Assertion (A): India's per capita income grew fast in the last decades of colonial rule.Reason (R): India's population grew steadily after 1921.

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Assertion (A): India's per capita income grew fast in the last decades of colonial rule.
Reason (R): India's population grew steadily after 1921.