History · Medieval India - Historiography of Mughal Empire Decline
Given below are two statements, one labeled as Assertion (A) and the other labeled as Reason (R): Assertion (A): According to historian Irfan Habib, the decline of the Mughal Empire was primarily rooted in an agrarian crisis caused by over-exploitation of the peasantry. Reason (R): Shivaji Maharaj's conflicts with the Mughals were the sole inspired cause of peasant rebellions across Northern India. Choose the correct option:
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- 1(A) is incorrect but (R) is correct
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- 3Both (A) and (R) are correct but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A)
- 4Both (A) and (R) are correct and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)
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(A) is correct but (R) is incorrect
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