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): Weak statesmen and incompetent commanders were responsible for the rapid disintegration of the Mughal Empire in the first half of the eighteenth century.
Reason (R): The Mughal statesmen and nobles of this period were preoccupied with their own interest and had little concern for the fate of the empire.
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.
★The empire did break up rapidly under weak rulers and poor commanders.
★This swift decline marked the first half of the eighteenth century.
★The nobles of the time were busy serving their own selfish interests.
★They cared little for the welfare and fate of the empire as a whole.
★This self-seeking among the nobility is exactly why the decline was so rapid.
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