Assertion (A): The cotton weavers of India flourished with the Manchester imports.

Reason (R): With the American Civil War, the cotton supplies from the US to Britain increased.

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

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

(A) is true but (R) is false.

Both (A) and (R) are false.

answer is D.

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Both (A) and (R) are false.
Both assertions, as well as the reason, are false. The cotton weavers of India did not flourish with the Manchester imports, rather, on the contrary, the cotton weavers of India had the twin problems of the collapse of the export market for cotton, and shrinkage of the local market. These problems flared because of the increased imports from Manchester. The statement provided as the reason is also false. With the American Civil war, the cotton supplies from the United States to Britain declined. This forced Britain to turn to India and allowed India to become a leading exporter of cotton.

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