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UGC NET June 2020 History
Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion (A) and the other labelled as Reason (R). In the light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below.
Assertion (A): Colonial science was inextricably woven into the whole fabric of colonialism.
Reason (R): Colonial science did not come in a neat package; the claims of universality and the utility of science messed up its identity.
ABoth A and R are correct and R is the correct explanation of A ✓ Correct
BBoth A and R are correct but R is not the correct explanation of A
CA is correct but R is not correct
DA is not correct but R is correct
Correct answer: (A) Both A and R are correct and R is the correct explanation of A — Both are correct and R explains A, so the answer is both correct with R explaining A.
Explanation
★Both are correct and R explains A, so the answer is both correct with R explaining A.
★Colonial science was inextricably woven into the whole fabric of colonialism.
★It did not come in a neat package, as the claims of universality and utility blurred its identity.
★This blurring made its colonial character harder to separate from science itself.
★It thus explains how science became so entangled with colonialism.
★So both statements are correct and the reason explains the assertion.
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