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UPPSC PCS 2018 · Question 8 of 142

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

History

  1. ABoth (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)
  2. BBoth (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A)Correct
  3. C(A) is true, but (R) is false
  4. D(A) is false, but (R) is true

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

Explanation

Both are true, but Persian translations under Akbar etc. were court-sponsored, not explained by Sufi sama gatherings.

Source: https://www.onlyiasexam.com/2021/10/2018-uppsc-pre-solved-question-papers.html

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