History · Sources of Medieval Indian History
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): The political history of the Vijayanagar Empire was characterized by frequent dynastic changes and internal warfare.
Reason (R): The Bahmani Sultanate and its successor states posed a serious threat to the Vijayanagar Empire.
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 ✓ Correct
CA is true, but R is false
DA is false, but R is true
Correct answer: (B) Both A and R are true, but R is not the correct explanation of A — Both statements are true but the reason does not explain the assertion, so the answer is both true with R not explaining A.
Explanation
★Both statements are true but the reason does not explain the assertion, so the answer is both true with R not explaining A.
★The history of Vijayanagar did see frequent dynastic changes and internal wars.
★Four dynasties ruled the empire over its long life.
★It is also true that the Bahmani Sultanate threatened Vijayanagar.
★The two powers fought many wars over the Raichur doab.
★But the outside threat does not explain the inner dynastic changes and civil strife.
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