History · Colonial Economy
UGC NET December 2020 History (Shift-II)
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 correct answer from the options given below.
Assertion (A): The Fort William College started in 1800 was aimed at training the 'Writers' and 'Cadets' of the East India Company.
Reason (R): Sir William Jones' primary aim in studying Sanskrit was to create a uniform code of the Digest of Hindu Law for the judiciary.
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 are true but R does not explain A, so the answer is both true with R not the explanation.
Explanation
★Both are true but R does not explain A, so the answer is both true with R not the explanation.
★The Fort William College, started in 1800, was aimed at training the Writers and Cadets of the East India Company.
★Sir William Jones' primary aim in studying Sanskrit was to create a uniform code of the Digest of Hindu Law for the judiciary.
★Both statements are therefore true.
★But the aim of Sir William Jones in Sanskrit studies does not explain the purpose of Fort William College.
★So both are true while R is not the correct explanation of A.
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