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Question
(A): Lord Dalhousie justified the annexation of Awadh as “for the good of the governed.”
(R): The people of Awadh had to pay higher land revenue and additional taxes on food, houses, and ferries.
Options
(R) contradicts (A).
(R) is the reason for (A).
(A) is true, but (R) is false.
(A) and (R) are independent of each other.
MCQ
Assertion and Reasoning
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Solution
(R) contradicts (A).
Explanation:
Dalhousie claimed Awadh was annexed “for the good of the governed,” but in practice the annexation brought hardships, higher land revenue, and new taxes on food, houses, and ferries, which shows the reality contradicted his justification.
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