History · Negotiating the Sources
UGC NET November 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 area between the Sindhu and the Hindukush can be regarded culturally as a part of India during almost the whole of the Hindu period.
Reason (R): The reference to the rivers Kubha, Krumu and Gomal in the Rigveda leaves no doubt that the Indo-Aryans were intimately associated with Afghanistan.
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 area between the Sindhu and the Hindukush was culturally part of India in the Hindu period.
★So the assertion is true.
★The Rigveda mentions the rivers Kubha, Krumu and Gomal, which lie in Afghanistan.
★This shows that the Indo-Aryans were closely linked with that region.
★So the reference to these rivers explains the cultural unity of the area with India.
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