History · Emergence of Regional Kingdoms
UGC NET December 2022 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 most appropriate answer from the options given below.
Assertion (A): Chola king Rajendra expanded his kingdom through his powerful maritime expeditions into Sumatra and Malaya, but later lost interest in further campaigns.
Reason (R): The later Cholas got involved in wars with the Chalukyas and had to withdraw their troops to the mainland.
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.
★Rajendra Chola, who ruled from 1012 to 1044 CE, expanded his kingdom through powerful maritime expeditions.
★He conquered Sri Lanka in 1017 and the Srivijaya kingdom of Malaya, Sumatra and Java in 1035.
★Later he lost interest in further campaigns.
★The later Chola kings Rajadhiraja II, Rajendra II and Vira Rajendra got involved in wars with the Chalukyas.
★This involvement made them withdraw their troops to the mainland, so the reason explains the assertion.
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