History · Sources of Medieval Indian History
UGC NET December 2021 History (Shift-I)
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): Sindh was invaded by Muhammad bin Qasim in 712 CE, which resulted in the defeat of Dahir.
Reason (R): Al-Bawarij were the dreaded pirates in Sindh who plundered a ship destined to the Caliph, and Dahir showed his inability to punish the Al-Bawarij.
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 are true and R explains A, so the answer is both true with R explaining A.
Explanation
★Both are true and R explains A, so the answer is both true with R explaining A.
★Sindh was invaded by Muhammad bin Qasim in 712 CE, resulting in the defeat of Dahir.
★The Al-Bawarij were dreaded pirates in Sindh who plundered a ship destined to the Caliph.
★Dahir showed his inability to punish the Al-Bawarij.
★This plunder and Dahir's failure provided the pretext for the Arab attack.
★So both statements are true and the reason explains the assertion.
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