History · Sources of Medieval Indian History
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): Guillaume Adam advocated an alliance between Latin Christians and Ilkhanid Persia, based on his assumption that Mameluk Egypt would be the common enemy for both.
Reason (R): The vision and plan of a naval blockade to cut off Indian commerce with Egypt via the Red Sea was a novel idea, but could never be put into practice; however, it was nearly realised almost two centuries later by the Portuguese.
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.
★Guillaume Adam advocated an alliance between the Latin Christians and Ilkhanid Persia.
★He assumed that Mameluk Egypt would be their common enemy.
★So the assertion is true.
★He planned a naval blockade in the Red Sea to cut off Indian trade with Egypt.
★This bold plan was nearly realised by the Portuguese two centuries later, so the reason supports the assertion.
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