In the question given below, there are two statements marked as Assertion (A) and Reason (R). Mark your answer as per the codes provided:
A:The west European States and merchants began to search for new sea routes to India and the East Indies in the 15th century.
R:They wanted to break the Arab and venetian trade monopolies and bypass the Turkish hostility.

Which of the options given below is/are correct:
(a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation for A.
(b) Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation for A.
(c) A is true, while R is false
(d) A is false, while R is true

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In the question given below, there are two statements marked as Assertion (A) and Reason (R). Mark your answer as per the codes provided:
A:The west European States and merchants began to search for new sea routes to India and the East Indies in the 15th century.
R:They wanted to break the Arab and venetian trade monopolies and bypass the Turkish hostility.

Which of the options given below is/are correct:
(a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation for A.
(b) Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation for A.
(c) A is true, while R is false
(d) A is false, while R is true

ONLiNE UPSC · Accepted Answer

A is correct: The old trading routes between the east and the west came under Turkish control after the Ottoman conquest of Asia minor and the capture of Constantinople in 1453 (15th Century). It is after this that the west European states and merchants began to search for new sea routes to India and East Indies (now Indonesia).

R is correct: In addition to the Turkish conquest of Asia minor and Constantinople, the merchants of Venice and Genoa monopolised the trade between Europe and Asia and refused to let the west European nations, especially Spain and Portugal, have any share in the trade through these old routes. Thus, the west European states and merchants began to search for new sea routes to India and the East Indies.
Both A and R are true and R is the correctfor A.

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In the question given below, there are two statements marked as Assertion (A) and Reason (R). Mark your answer as per the codes provided: A:The west European States and merchants began to search for new sea routes to India and the East Indies in the 15th century. R:They wanted to break the Arab and venetian trade monopolies and bypass the Turkish hostility. Which of the options given below is/are correct: (a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation for A. (b) Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation for A. (c) A is true, while R is false (d) A is false, while R is true