History · Negotiating the Sources
UGC NET December 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): India is bounded on the north by the Himalayas and on the south, east and west by the open sea.
Reason (R): Thus India is cut off from the rest of the world.
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 while the reason is false, so the answer is A is true but R is false.
Explanation
★The assertion is true while the reason is false, so the answer is A is true but R is false.
★India is indeed bounded by the Himalayas in the north and by open seas in the south, east and west.
★But these natural frontiers did not cut India off from the rest of the world.
★The passes of the north-west allowed waves of migration, invasion and overland trade.
★The long coastline made India a hub of maritime trade with Rome, Arabia and Southeast Asia.
★So the geography gave India a distinct identity yet kept it open to wide contact.
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