Teaching UGC NET Mock Test Series 2025 (Paper 1 & 2) General Knowledge Art and Culture Indian Paintings
Given below are two statements labelled as Assertion (A) and the other as Reason (R)
Assertion (A): The oldest paintings of Ajanta are datable to the second and first centuries B.C.
Reason (R): Chronologically the paintings of caves No. 1 and 2 are the last in the series and pertain to the Post-Gupta period
In the context of the above two statements which of the following is correct?
1
Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)
2
Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A)
3
(A) is true, but (R) is false
4
(A) is false, but (R) is true