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): The early British administrators of India viewed the 18th century as a period of instability and insecurity.
Reason (R): The rise of British power in India during this period was attributed to the decline of Mughal power and the resultant political, military and economic chaos.
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 early British administrators did view the 18th century as a time of disorder.
★They painted it as a dark age of instability and insecurity.
★It is also true that they linked British rise to the decline of the Mughals.
★But this is a separate claim about the cause of British power.
★It does not in itself explain why they viewed the century as one of instability.
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