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): The Harappan civilization was in close trade relations with South Turkmenistan.
Reason (R): Harappan objects, or those produced under Harappan influence, have been found at Kish, Ur, Nippur, etc.
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 Harappans did have trade relations with South Turkmenistan.
★So the assertion is true.
★Harappan objects have indeed been found at Kish, Ur and Nippur.
★So the reason is also true.
★But these finds are in Mesopotamia, not Turkmenistan, so they do not explain the link with Turkmenistan.
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