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UPPSC 2018 GS-I Medieval History
Question

Given below are two statements, one is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other as Reason (R).

Assertion (A): Many Sanskrit works on music were translated into Persian during the medieval period.
Reason (R): The early chisti sufis were found of musical assemblies called, 'sama'.

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Answer & Solution

Answer: (Detailed Solution Below)

Option B: Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).

Detailed Solution:

The correct answer is “Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).”.

Many Sanskrit works on music were translated into Persian during the medieval period, particularly during the Mughal era, as part of the broader cultural and intellectual exchanges between India and Persia.

The early Chishti Sufis were fond of musical assemblies called 'sama,' which involved listening to music and poetry as a form of spiritual practice.

However, the fondness of the early Chishti Sufis for musical assemblies is not directly related to the translation of Sanskrit musical works into Persian.

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