UGC NET History Q50

Question

Given below are two statements: One is labelled as Assertion A and the other is labelled as Reason R:
Assertion-A: The British wanted to control the navigation routes through the rivers.
Reason R: Rivers were used for trading goods and the British found it lucrative to make profit by controlling the trade.
In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Accepted Answer

Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.