Given below are two statements, one is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other as Reason (R): Assertion (A): The British Government introduced different land revenue system in different part of India. Reason (R): It led to create different classes in Indian peasantry.
Verified Answer
A. Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)
B. Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A)
C. (A) is true but (R) is false
D. (A) is false but (R) is true
Explanation:
Assertion (A) is true as the British introduced various land revenue systems (e.g., Permanent Settlement, Ryotwari, Mahalwari) across India. Reason (R) is also true because these different systems had varying impacts on land ownership and revenue collection, leading to the emergence of distinct classes within the Indian peasantry. Furthermore, (R) correctly explains (A) as the diversity of land revenue systems directly contributed to the stratification of the peasantry.