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Assertion (A): Emperor Akbar marched towards Afghanistan in 1581 with a huge army.

Assertion (A): Emperor Akbar marched towards Afghanistan in 1581 with a huge army.
Reason (R): He was on his way to reclaim his ancestral country of Ferghana in Central Asia.

(a)

Both A and R are individually true and R is the correct explanation of A

(b)

Both A and R are individually true but R is not the correct explanation of A

(c)

A is true but R is false

(d)

A is false but R is true

Answer:

(c)

Moderate

Explanation

Akbar marched to Afghanistan in 1581, but it was not to reclaim Ferghana. Hence, (c) is correct.