History · Emergence of Regional Kingdoms
UGC NET December 2012 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): North India between 750 AD and 1200 AD witnessed the emergence and full growth of a new politico-socio-economic structure.
Reason (R): There is total unanimity among historians to describe this new structure as feudalism.
AA is correct, but R is false ✓ Correct
BA is incorrect, but R is correct
CBoth are correct and R is the correct explanation of A
DBoth are correct, but R is not the correct explanation of A
Correct answer: (A) A is correct, but R is false — The assertion is correct while the reason is false, so the answer is A is correct but R is false.
Explanation
★The assertion is correct while the reason is false, so the answer is A is correct but R is false.
★Early medieval North India between 750 and 1200 did see a new political, social and economic order.
★This was marked by land grants, graded landholding and the decline of central authority.
★However, historians are far from unanimous in calling this order feudalism.
★Scholars like R.S. Sharma defended the feudalism model, but others such as Harbans Mukhia challenged it.
★So the reason is false, since there is real and lasting debate over the term feudalism.
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