History · Sources of Modern Indian History
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): Sirajuddaulah was defeated by a small army of the English East India Company.
Reason (R): He failed to get the support of the Hindus.
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 — The assertion is true but the reason is false, so the answer is A true and R false.
Explanation
★The assertion is true but the reason is false, so the answer is A true and R false.
★Sirajuddaulah was defeated by a small Company army at Plassey in 1757.
★The battle was won mainly through the treachery of his own commander Mir Jafar.
★So the assertion is correct.
★The reason is false, for his defeat was not due to a lack of Hindu support.
★Many Hindus, such as Mohan Lal, in fact stayed loyal to the Nawab.
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