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.

Assertion: The Sultanate ushered in a period of Indian cultural renaissance. Reason: The resulting Indo-Muslim fusion of cultures left lasting syncretic monuments in architecture, music, literature, religion and clothing. 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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Explanation

The assertion that the Sultanate ushered in a period of Indian cultural renaissance is true - this period saw significant cultural flowering. The reason is also true - the Indo-Muslim fusion created lasting syncretic traditions in architecture (Indo-Islamic style), music (Qawwali, development of Hindustani classical), literature (early Urdu, Persian works), religion (Bhakti-Sufi movements), and clothing. The fusion directly caused and explains the cultural renaissance mentioned in the assertion.

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