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Medieval History UPPSC 2020 GS-I
Question

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

Assertion (A): We have much more information about Cholas than their predecessors.

Reason (R): The Chola rulers adopted the practice of having inscriptions written on the walls of temples giving a historical narrative of their victories.

Select the correct answer from the codes given below.

Answer & Solution

Answer: (Detailed Solution Below)

Option A: Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)

Detailed Solution:

The correct answer is “Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)”.
There is indeed more information available about the Cholas compared to their predecessors, partly due to the extensive inscriptions they left behind.

The Chola rulers did use temple inscriptions to document their achievements and historical events, which contributes to the abundance of information we have about them.

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