Q:

Read the following Assertion (A) and Reasoning (R) and choose the correct option.

Assertion (A): Chola king Rajendra I built a Shiva temple in his capital and filled it with prized statues seized from defeated rulers. Sultan Mahmud of Ghazni, a contemporary of Rajendra I, also attacked the temples of defeated kings and looted their wealth and idols during his campaigns in the subcontinent.

Reason (R)

In the political culture of the middle ages, most rulers displayed their political might and military success by attacking and looting the places of worship of defeated rulers.

• 1
  (A) is true but (R) is false.
• 2
  (R) is true but (A) is false.
• 3
  Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
• 4
  Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).