Question

(A) Statement – Among the other contemporary civilizations of the Harappan Civilization, there were extensive trade relations.
(B) Reason – Bronze Age civilizations were sustained by extensive exchange networks.

• A. Both A and B are correct and B is the correct explanation of A.
• B. Both A and B are correct, but B is not the correct explanation of A.
• C. A is correct, but B is wrong.
• D. A is wrong, but B is correct.

Hint:

Ask whether the Bronze-Age need for exchange networks (B) is the cause of the trade relations described in (A).

Answer 1

The Correct Option is A

Step 1: Test A and B independently: A (trade existed) and B (bronze-age economies needed exchange networks for scarce metals/raw material) are both independently true historical facts.

Step 2: Test causal linkage: Ask: does B explain WHY A is true? Since bronze-age societies could not be self-sufficient in every raw material, their need for exchange networks (B) is precisely the cause of the extensive trade relations (A).

Final Answer: (i) Both correct, and B is the correct explanation of A.