History & Civics
(A) The British introduced modern innovations like railways and telegraph in India in the mid-19th century.
(B) The orthodox Indians believed that the British had introduced these innovations for their personal use.
- (B) contradicts (A)
- (B) is the reason for (A)
- (A) is true but (B) is false
- (A) and (B) are independent of each other
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(A) is true but (B) is false
Explanation : Statement (A) talks about the introduction of modern innovations like railways and telegraph in India by the British in the mid-19th century. Statement (B) is false as orthodox people were against the idea that lower and higher class people will sit side by side in train compartments.
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