History · Sources of Medieval Indian History
UGC NET June 2014 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): With the establishment of Turkish rule, the art of history writing was firmly established in India.
Reason (R): The Sultanate period witnessed the development of the paper industry in India.
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.
★With Turkish rule the writing of history became firmly set in India.
★Persian chroniclers wrote many detailed histories of the Sultanate.
★It is also true that the paper industry grew in this period.
★The use of paper did make the writing of books easier.
★But the rise of paper alone does not explain the firm establishment of history writing.
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