History · Negotiating the Sources
UGC NET January 2017 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): Fa-hien visited India during the time of Chandragupta II.
Reason (R): He described Chandragupta II ruling from his capital at Pataliputra.
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
CA is true, but R is false ✓ Correct
DA is false, but R is true
Correct answer: (C) A is true, but R is false — The assertion is true but the reason is false, so the answer is A true but R false.
Explanation
★The assertion is true but the reason is false, so the answer is A true but R false.
★Fa-hien did visit India during the reign of Chandragupta II, about 405 to 411 A.D.
★So the assertion is correct.
★But he did not describe Chandragupta II ruling from Pataliputra in this way.
★He praised the prosperity of the land but did not give such a royal account.
★So the reason is false.
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