Read the passage given below and answer the questions / complete the…

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Read the passage given below and answer the questions / complete the statements with the help of the options that follow:
In the twenty-three years since Aurangzeb had marched north to seize the throne, the area of the Deccan had been dominated by a small Maratha chieftain, Shivaji, whose guerilla tactics were to prove fatal to the Moghuls and who thereby became a very special hero to Hindus in the political climate of the early twentieth century. With the independence movement under way to eject the British and to restore India to the Indians after nine centuries of domination by rulers whose roots were outside the subcontinent, there was a magnetic appeal about a Hindu who, from comparatively humble beginnings, had risen to shake the very foundations of the Moghul Empire. In the words of Sir Jadunath Sarkar, the leading Hindu biographer of Aurangzeb, writing in about 1915, Shivaji 'proved by his example that the Hindu race can build a nation, found a State, defeat enemies; they can conduct their own defence; they can protect and promote literature and art, commerce and industry; they can maintain navies and ocean-trading fleets of their own, and conduct naval battles on equal terms with foreigners. He taught the modern Hindus to rise to the full stature of their growth. So, when viewed with hindsight through twentieth-century glasses, Aurangzeb on one side and Shivaji on the other come to be seen as key figures in the development of India. What Shivaji began, Gandhiji could complete the addition of ji is in both cases a mark of respect, and Indians today speak in conversation of Gandhiji rather than Gandhi and what Aurangzeb stood for --would lead to the establishment of the separate state of Pakistan.
Q. Study the following statements:
A. Shivaji's guerrilla tactics proved fatal to the Moghuls.
B. Shivají's guerilla tactics raised him to the stature of a herо.

Answer: C. Both 'A' and 'B' are true.Answer: Both statements are true. Evidence for the first statement: The passage says Shivaji's guerrilla tactics "were to prove fatal to the Moghuls," which…

  1. A.

    'A' is true and 'B' is false.

  2. B.

    'B' is true and 'A' is false.

  3. C.

    Both 'A' and 'B' are true.

  4. D.

    Both 'A' and 'B' are false.

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Correct answer: C

Answer: Both statements are true.

  • Evidence for the first statement: The passage says Shivaji's guerrilla tactics "were to prove fatal to the Moghuls," which directly supports the claim that his tactics proved fatal to the Mughal forces.

  • Evidence for the second statement: The passage explains that Shivaji became "a very special hero to Hindus" because he rose from humble beginnings to challenge the Moghul Empire and "shake the very foundations" of it; this shows that his tactics and achievements raised him to the stature of a hero.

How to approach similar questions: Look for explicit phrases or quotes in the passage that directly support or contradict each statement. If both statements are directly supported, choose the response that affirms both.

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