Multiple choice

Directions: The following item consists of two statements: one labelled as the Assertion A and the other as Reason R. You are to examine these two statements carefully and select the answers to these items using the codes given below:

Assertion A: Shah Alam II spent the initial years as an emperor far away from his capital. Reason R: There was always a lurking danger of foreign invasion from the north-west frontier.

  1. Both A and R are true individually, and R is the correct explanation of A.

  2. Both A and R are individually true, but R is not the correct explanation of A.

  3. A is true, but R is false.

  4. A is false, but R is true.

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

Shah Alam II spent the initial years as an emperor away from his capital due to the fear of Najib Khan Rohilla who became very powerful in Delhi and not due to foreign invasions.