History · Administration and Economy
UGC NET December 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 Nanadesi trading corporation claimed to have wandered in several countries.
Reason (R): They are mentioned in a fragmentary Tamil inscription of the eleventh century from Lobu Tuwa in Sumatra.
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 Nanadesi were a guild of merchants who claimed to have wandered in several countries.
★The name itself means belonging to many lands.
★This claim is confirmed by a fragmentary Tamil inscription of the eleventh century.
★The inscription comes from Lobu Tuwa in Sumatra, far from the Tamil land.
★So the find of the inscription overseas explains and proves the claim of wide wandering.
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