History · Negotiating the Sources
UGC NET July 2018 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 very existence of Kautilya at the time of Chandragupta Maurya is regarded as doubtful.
Reason (R): Patanjali does not mention Kautilya, though he refers to the sabha of Chandragupta and to the Mauryas, and Megasthenes, the ambassador of Seleucus to the court of Chandragupta, does not notice Kautilya.
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.
★Some scholars have doubted whether Kautilya really existed in the time of Chandragupta Maurya.
★Patanjali refers to the court of Chandragupta and to the Mauryas, yet does not name Kautilya.
★Megasthenes, the Greek ambassador, also does not notice Kautilya.
★This silence of important sources is the ground for the doubt.
★So the reason explains why the existence of Kautilya is regarded as doubtful.
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