Multiple choice

Assertion A: The territorial radiation of the regional gods of the bhakti cults was similar to the territorial sway of the early medieval Indian kings. Reason R: In both cases, their power was most concentrated at the centre and diminished towards the periphery.

  1. Only A is true.

  2. Only R is true.

  3. Both A and R are true and R explains A.

  4. Both A and R are true, but R does not explain A.
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C Correct answer
Explanation

Both statements are historically accurate. The bhakti cults often mirrored the political structure of the time, where influence was strongest near the center of the deity's cult and faded as distance increased, similar to the tributary systems of medieval kings.

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