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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): It was in Shah Jahan's reign that the arts of dance and music reached their highest watermark.
Reason (R): He was a patron of arts and literature.
ABoth A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
BBoth A and R are true, but R is not the correct explanation of A
CA is true, but R is false
DA is false, but R is true ✓ Correct
Correct answer: (D) A is false, but R is true — The assertion is false while the reason is true, so the answer is A is false but R is true.
Explanation
★The assertion is false while the reason is true, so the answer is A is false but R is true.
★The arts of dance and music are usually held to have reached their height not under Shah Jahan but in other reigns.
★Shah Jahan's age is celebrated above all for architecture, such as the Taj Mahal.
★Music had flourished strongly earlier, in the reign of Akbar with masters like Tansen.
★So the claim that dance and music peaked under Shah Jahan is not accepted.
★The reason is true, however, for Shah Jahan was indeed a patron of arts and literature.
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