History · Emergence of Regional Kingdoms
UGC NET June 2011 History
Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion (A) and the other as Reason (R). Select the correct answer from the codes below.
Assertion (A): Indians established several states in the Malay Peninsula during the first five centuries of the Christian era.
Reason (R): The archaeological remains do not indicate the existence of flourishing colonies.
AA is true, but R is false ✓ Correct
BA is false, but R is true
CBoth A and R are false
DBoth A and R are true
Correct answer: (A) A is true, but R is false — The assertion is true and the reason is false, so the answer is A is true but R is false.
Explanation
★The assertion is true and the reason is false, so the answer is A is true but R is false.
★Indian traders and settlers did found several states in the Malay Peninsula and wider Southeast Asia in the early centuries CE.
★Kingdoms such as Langkasuka and later Srivijaya show strong Indian cultural and political influence.
★The archaeological record, far from being silent, reveals flourishing temples, inscriptions and trading colonies.
★Sanskrit inscriptions and Hindu-Buddhist art across the region confirm thriving Indianised settlements.
★The reason is therefore false because abundant remains do attest to prosperous colonies.
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