History · Rise of Sikh Empire
Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion (A) and the other as Reason (R): Assertion (A): After repelling the Afghan invasion under Zaman Shah in 1798-99, Ranjit Singh emerged as a prominent Sikh chief and conquered Lahore. Reason (R): By the Treaty of Amritsar in 1809, the English recognized Maharaja Ranjit Singh as the sovereign ruler of Punjab. Select the correct answer from the codes given below:
- 1(A) is false, but (R) is true
- 2(A) is true, but (R) is false
- 3Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A)✓
- 4Both (A) and (R) are true, and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)
Correct answer
Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A)
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