Directions : The following five (05) items consist of two statements,

Directions : The following five (05) items consist of two statements, statement I and statement II. You are to examine these two statements carefully and select the answers to these items using the code given below :

Code :
(a) Both the statements are individually true and statement II is the correct explanation of statement I
(b) Both the statements are individually true but statement II is not the correct explanation of statement I
(c) Statement I is true but statement II is false
(d) Statement I is false but statement II is true

1. Statement I : The US Army built the historic Stilwell Road in 1943 running from Ledo in Assam to the China-Burma Road.
Statement II : The objective was to form a link with the Bengal-Assam Railway and carry support for the US and the UK warfare against Japan.

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Both the statements are individually true and statement II is the correct explanation of statement I

Both the statements are individually true but statement II is not the correct explanation of statement I

Statement I is true but statement II is false

Statement I is false but statement II is true

Answer is Right!

Answer is Wrong!

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UPSC CAPF – 2011

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Both Statement I and Statement II are individually true, and Statement II is the correct explanation of Statement I.

The Stilwell Road was a strategic military supply route built by the Allies during WWII.

Statement I is true; the Stilwell Road (initially Ledo Road) was indeed built starting in 1943 by US Army engineers with Allied (Chinese and Indian) labor, running from Ledo in Assam, India, through northern Burma to link up with the existing Burma Road into China. Statement II is true; the primary objective was to re-establish a vital supply route to China, which had been cut off by Japanese occupation of Burma, in order to support the US, UK, and Chinese war efforts against Japan. The Bengal-Assam Railway was the logistical backbone for bringing supplies to the Indian railhead at Ledo for transport via the road. Thus, the objective described in Statement II directly explains the building of the road mentioned in Statement I.

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