Assertion (A): The first symbol of the new era was cotton.

Reason (R): In Victorian Britain, the industrialists did not want to introduce machines that got rid of human labor and required large capital investment.

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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.

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

answer is B.

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Detailed Solution

Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
The statement that the first symbol of the new era was cotton is true. Similarly, the statement that in Victorian Britain, the industrialists did not want to introduce machines that got rid of human labor and required large capital investment is also true. However, the reason is not the correct explanation of the provided assertion. The industrialists did not want to introduce machines as there was no shortage of labor in Victorian Britain. The industrialists in Britain were happy with the high number of human labor and low wage rates and hence were reluctant to introduce new machines.

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