History · Negotiating the Sources
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): Plough-based agriculture was known to the Harappans.
Reason (R): A terracotta model of a plough was found in the mature Harappan level at Banawali.
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 Harappans did know plough-based agriculture.
★A terracotta model of a plough was found at the site of Banawali.
★This model belongs to the mature Harappan level.
★It is direct evidence that the Harappans used the plough.
★So the find at Banawali correctly explains the assertion.
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