History · Social Reform Movements
Read the following statements (A) and (R) and choose the appropriate option. Assertion (A): E.V. Ramaswamy Naicker or Periyar was critical of Hindu scriptures such as the Codes of Manu, the Bhagavad Gita, and the Ramayana. Reason (R): Periyar viewed that these texts were used to establish the authority of upper castes over lower castes and the domination of men over women.
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- 1Both (A) and (R) are false
- 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)✓
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Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)
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