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Given below are two statements: one is labelled as Assertion A and the other is labelled as Reason R. Assertion A: Many European scholars and colonial officials criticized Indian civilization and culture, describing it as backward, static, and orthodox. Reason R: In the late 18th and early 19th centuries, there was a growing interest among certain European scholars in studying the classical languages and literature of India, giving rise to Indology, with Max Müller being one of its prominent figures. In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below:
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- 1Both A and R are correct and R is the correct explanation of A
- 2Both A and R are correct and R is NOT the correct explanation of A✓
- 3A is correct but R is not correct
- 4A is not correct but R is correct
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Both A and R are correct and R is NOT the correct explanation of A
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