Assertion(A): The year 1904 was a particularly bad one for Russian workers.

Reason(R): This was because prices of essential goods rose so quickly that real wages declined by 20 per cent.

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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

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The year 1904 was especially bad for Russian workers. Prices of essentials rose so rapidly that real wages fell by 20%. The number of workers' association members grew significantly.
There was a call for industrial action after the Putilov Iron Works fired four members of the Assembly of Russian Workers, which was established in 1904. Around 110,000 workers in St. Petersburg went on strike over the following few days in demand of an eight-hour workday, higher wages, and better working conditions. Thus, both Assertion and Reason are true, and Reason is the correct explanation of Assertion.

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