History & Civics
(A) The Indian soldiers, who helped East India Company to establish the British Empire in India, were poorly paid, ill-fed and badly housed.
(R) A large proportion of British Army consisted of Indian soldiers.
- (R) contradicts (A)
- (R) is the reason for (A)
- (A) is true but (R) is false
- (A) and (R) are independent of each other
Answer
(A) and (R) are independent of each other
Explanation : Statement (A) talks about the poor conditions of the Indian soldiers who helped the East India Company establish the British Empire in India. Statement (R) states that a large proportion of the British Army consisted of Indian Soldiers. Both statements are true but are independent of each other.
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