History · Sources of Medieval Indian History
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): There is no reliable chronology of events concerning the reign of Humayun, including his own movements.
Reason (R): The proper study of the chronology of events indicates that the so-called periods of Humayun's inactivity were much briefer than have been visualised.
ABoth A and R are correct and R is the correct explanation of A ✓ Correct
BA is correct, but R is false
CBoth A and R are correct, but R is not the correct explanation of A
DBoth A and R are false
Correct answer: (A) Both A and R are correct and R is the correct explanation of A — Both statements are correct and the reason explains the assertion, so the answer is both correct with R explaining A.
Explanation
★Both statements are correct and the reason explains the assertion, so the answer is both correct with R explaining A.
★The sources for Humayun's reign give no firm and reliable chronology of his many movements.
★His career of flight, exile and return is hard to date with certainty.
★A careful study of what dates we have shows that his idle phases were shorter than once thought.
★This very gap in the chronology is what makes those periods seem longer than they were.
★So the unreliable chronology explains why his inactivity has been overstated.
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