Question

Select the option that shows the correct relationship between Statements (I) and (II).

(I) All sections of Indian society gradually realised that their economic salvation lay in freeing themselves from the yoke of British rule.

(II) All sections of society came together on one platform to work towards their salvation.

Options

• (II) contradicts (I).

• (II) is the reason for (I).

• (I) is true, but (II) is false.

• (I) and (II) are independent of each other.

Answer 1

(II) is the reason for (I).

Explanation:

R is the cause: when diverse groups united on national platforms (Swadeshi, Boycott), awareness of British economic exploitation spread, prompting the belief that freedom was needed for economic salvation.