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

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

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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 D.

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Detailed Solution

Due to Manchester imports, cotton weavers in India experienced two issues:
First, the export of the Indian fabric market collapsed, and the domestic market shrank due to an oversupply of Manchester imports.
Second, machine-made products imported from Britain controlled the local market in India. Compared to Indian weavers' fabrics, machine-made cotton clothing was less expensive.
The American Civil War cut off the US's supply of cotton to Britain. So, Britain imported raw cotton from India. And hence, Indian weavers were unable to obtain enough raw cotton. Therefore, the Assertion is False, but the Reason is true.

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