History · Rise of Indian Nationalism
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 humanists of the Renaissance held that classical antiquity constituted a reservoir of excellence, literary, intellectual, artistic and moral.
Reason (R): The vernacular translation of scriptures during the Renaissance hastened the process of secularization of society.
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 Renaissance humanists held classical antiquity to be a reservoir of excellence.
★This excellence was literary, intellectual, artistic and moral.
★So the assertion is true.
★The vernacular translation of scriptures did hasten the secularization of society.
★So the reason is true, but it does not explain the humanists' regard for classical antiquity.
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