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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): Bhandarkar equates the Virashaiva with the Lingayat sect and traces its origin to a split in the Aradhya school of the Saivas.
Reason (R): Acceptance of Brahmanical rituals and caste ascendancy constitutes the core of the Lingayat movement.
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.
★Bhandarkar does equate the Virashaiva with the Lingayat sect.
★He traces its origin to a split in the Aradhya school of the Saivas.
★So the assertion is true.
★But the Lingayat movement opposed Brahmanical rituals and caste, it did not accept them.
★Its first acharya was Basava, who taught equality, so the reason is false.
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