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Assertion (A): Hiuen Tsang came to India during Harsha's rule.
Reason (R): His main objective was to visit the Buddhist shrines.
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A) (a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation to A. |
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B) (b) Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A. |
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C) ( c) A is true but R is false |
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D) (d) A is false but R is true |
Correct Answer:
| B) (b) Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A. |
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