Assertion (A): British excluded the Indian middle and upper classes from the high administrative and military posts. Reason (R): Many of the traditional zamindars lost their zamindaris to the new class of urban-based absentee landlords

• A. Both A and R is true but R is not a correct explanation of A
• B. A is false but R is true
• C. Both A and R is true and R is the correct explanation of A
• D. A is true but R is false

Answer: (B)