History · Historical Method and Historiography
UGC NET June 2015 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): During the 18th century Indian scholars came into close contact with the rich storehouse of Western literature.
Reason (R): In respect of the development of vernacular literature, the Indian scholars imbibed new ideas, new literary forms, new methods and techniques.
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.
★Indian scholars did come into close contact with Western literature.
★This contact grew with the spread of Western education.
★From it they took in new ideas and new literary forms.
★They used these new methods and techniques in their own writing.
★So this borrowing helped the growth of the vernacular literatures.
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