Multiple choice

Directions: The following question consists of two statements, one labelled as 'Assertion' and the other labelled as 'Reason. You are to examine these two statements carefully and decide if the Assertion and the Reason are individually true and if so, whether the Reason is correct explanation of the Assertion.

  1. Assertion: The First Battle of Tarain is regarded by the historians as 'the turning point of Indian History'.
  2. Reason: After this battle the Muslim power was strongly founded in Northern India. Select your answer to this question using the codes given below.

  1. If both assertion and reason are true and statement 2 is the correct explanation for statement 1

  2. If both assertion and reason are true but statement 2 is not the correct explanation for statement 1

  3. If assertion is true but reason is wrong

  4. If reason is correct but assertion itself is wrong
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D Correct answer
Explanation

Assertion is wrong: Actually it is not the First Battle of Tarain but the Second one is regarded by the historians as the turning point of Indian History. Reason is correct: After the Second Battle of Tarain, the Muslim power was strongly founded in Northern India. After defeating Prithvîrâj Chauhân, Shahabuddin Ghori marched onwards unchallenged towards Ajmer and soon established Ghorid control in northern and central India.

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