History · Administration and Economy
UGC NET September 2013 History
Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion (A) and the other labelled as Reason (R). Select the correct answer from the codes below.
Assertion (A): Subinfeudation gave rise to a hierarchy of landlords, different from the actual tillers of the soil.
Reason (R): From the 8th century onwards, hierarchical control over land was created by large-scale subinfeudation.
ABoth A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A ✓ Correct
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 answer: (A) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A — Both statements are true and the reason explains the assertion, so the answer is both true with R explaining A.
Explanation
★Both statements are true and the reason explains the assertion, so the answer is both true with R explaining A.
★Subinfeudation meant granting land again and again down a chain of holders.
★This created a layered hierarchy of lords above the actual tillers of the soil.
★From about the eighth century this process spread on a large scale.
★The large-scale subinfeudation is exactly what produced the hierarchy of landlords.
★So the reason correctly explains why such a hierarchy arose.
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