Given below are two statements: one is labelled as Assertion A and the other is labelled as
Assertion A: The introduction of English in India was primarily for the benefit and consolidation of British power.
Reason R: English catered to the social and economic aspiration of the emerging middle class and urban elites in India.
In light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below:
1
Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
2
Both A and R are true but R is NOT the correct explanation of A
3
A is true but R is false
4
A is false but R is true