History · Emergence of Regional Kingdoms
UGC NET December 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): No power south of the Vindhyas, other than the Rashtrakutas, played a dominant role in the early history of North India.
Reason (R): The Kalachuris of Central India, who were related to the Rashtrakutas, actively supported them.
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
CA is true, but R is false ✓ Correct
DA is false, but R is true
Correct answer: (C) A is true, but R is false — Following the book key for this question, the assertion is true but the reason is false, so the answer is A true and R false.
Explanation
★Following the book key for this question, the assertion is true but the reason is false, so the answer is A true and R false.
★The Rashtrakutas were indeed the one Deccan power that played a dominant role in North India.
★They intervened again and again in the affairs of the north.
★So the assertion is correct.
★The book here treats the claim about the Kalachuris supporting them as false.
★The same assertion-reason also appears again in this paper with a different official key.
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