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UGC NET July 2016 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 given below.
Assertion (A): Kos minar is a category of architecture that developed with a clear association with road networks.
Reason (R): The minar's primary function was to serve as markers of the correct route for their destination.
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 Kos minars were medieval milestones along the Grand Trunk road.
★They were introduced by the Pashtun ruler Sher Shah Suri in the sixteenth century.
★They were erected to mark distances along the royal routes.
★They stood on the roads from Agra to Ajmer, Lahore and Mandu.
★So their function as route markers explains their close link with road networks.
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