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): As per the Mitakshara school, a father could divide his property among his sons during his lifetime.
Reason (R): The Mitakshara has recognised the son's right of ownership by birth in ancestral property.
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 ✓ Correct
CA is true, but R is false
DA is false, but R is true
Correct answer: (B) Both A and R are true, but R is not the correct explanation of A — Both statements are true but the reason does not explain the assertion, so the answer is both true with R not explaining A.
Explanation
★Both statements are true but the reason does not explain the assertion, so the answer is both true with R not explaining A.
★Under the Mitakshara school of Hindu law a father could indeed divide property among his sons in his lifetime.
★The Mitakshara also held that a son gains a right in ancestral property by birth.
★Both rules are correct features of this school written by Vijnaneshwara.
★But the son's right by birth does not by itself cause the father's power to make a partition.
★The two are distinct principles of the same legal tradition, so the reason does not explain the assertion.
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