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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): According to Vivekananda, 'the caste system is opposed to the religion of the Vedanta'.
Reason (R): All evil comes from relying upon differences, and all good comes from faith in equality, in the understanding of the underlying sameness and oneness of things.
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.
★Vivekananda held that the caste system was opposed to the religion of the Vedanta.
★So the assertion is true.
★He said that all evil comes from relying upon differences.
★He said all good comes from faith in equality and the oneness of things.
★So this teaching explains why he held caste to be against the Vedanta.
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