Assertion (A): The Santhals were given land and persuaded to settle in the rocky upper part of Rajmahal Hills.

Question

Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion(A) and the other labelled as Reason (R).

Assertion (A): The Santhals were given land and persuaded to settle in the rocky upper part of Rajmahal Hills.

Reason (R): The British perceived Paharias and Santhals as ideal settlers

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

B. Both (A) and (R) are correct, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A)

C. (A) is correct, but (R) is not correct

D. (R) is correct, but (A) is not correct

Answer 1

C. (A) is correct but (R) is not correct.