Assertion(A): Members of low ranked caste groups had to provide labour for a fixed number of days per year to the village zamindar.....................

These are the options for the question :Assertion(A): Members of low ranked caste groups had to provide labour for a fixed number of days per year to the village zamindar. Reason(R): Lack of resources and dependence on the landed caste for economic and social support meant that many working poor were tied to landowners in hereditary labour relationships.

a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A. b) Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A. c) A is true but R is false. d) A is false and R is true.

The correct answer is -a.