Question

Assertion (A): The laws of a colonised country did not have to stick to the democratic norms that the British back home had to follow in Britain.

Reason (R): The colonial administrators were clear that harsh measures were taken against the labourers to make sure they benefitted the planters.

Options

• Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true and Reason (R) is the correct explanation of Assertion (A).

• Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true, but Reason (R) is not the correct explanation of Assertion (A).

• Assertion (A) is true, but Reason (R) is false.

• Assertion (A) is false, but Reason (R) is true.

Answer 1

Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true and Reason (R) is the correct explanation of Assertion (A).

Explanation:

The British did not apply the same democratic laws in their colonies as they did in Britain. Instead, they introduced harsh laws to control Indian labourers and support British planters, showing that colonial laws ignored democratic values.